How Does Health Insurance Affect The Retirement Behavior Of Women? 
Great question ! While I do not have a degree in sociology or statistics , I can tell you what I see , working daily with retired , or near retirement aged women clients . Each and every one of them appreciate it . Most of them are no longer working , though almost all of them had expected to be . The ones that still have insurance through work or their spouses work are not burdened with the fear of being unable to get medical services . The rest of them are enrolled in Medicare , or Medicaid . Those ladies also are profoundly grateful to be able to receive medical care that is affordable . Many of those women struggle to balance medical costs with the everyday expenses of heat , food , and electricity though , as the benefits are often not enough even with Social Security to make ends meet . Without health insurance they would be in a very bad way . If this did not answer your question , -LRB- And I 'll admit I 'm not sure what you are asking , since having insurance or not having it probably affects them the same way it would a man , or someone younger -RRB- please feel free to contact me , I 'll be happy to discuss this with you further . Thanks for asking ! 