The “freebies” are not free. They are paid for by raising the rates on other policy holders.
I’m sure all policies will go up. It will be couched as a cost of living thing, but it will happen.
You know how activist women’s groups are. Do you think they would stand still if men were covered for these things, and they didn’t get something of equal value?
Maternity
Contraceptives
Pap Smears
Breast Exams
Pre-natal care
Pediatrician services
All this is now covered for single women with a health plan.
What do single men get?
The obvious come-back is that when men and women are married, the man benefits too. And I’ll grant that. I have no problem with these services being a part of a heterosexual marriage plan and these being the provisions for a family unit.
So this should be thought of as a single vs single situation.
If there were two different policy costs, one for single men and one for single women, perhaps women would find it even more appealing to have children in a marriage setting.
I’m not trying to be unfair to women here. These new rules do seem to raise an issue of premiums men vs women though.
Sorry ladies...