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In reply to the discussion: I pay health insurance for lots of conditions I don't have [View all]IronLionZion
(45,427 posts)as a straight male I figure I may eventually have a wife and maybe a daughter or more, and I would want them to have a fair price for health insurance. Lower rates encourage more to sign up, and use it for checkups. And most of us understand the importance of preventive checkups for a person's overall well-being and lowers costs over time by catching problems early on. Women who get regular checkups are probably going to have conversations about stuff like std prevention and testing, as well as family planning and other important issues. Women who are more informed are less likely to catch an std or have unwanted pregnancy, and that lowers costs. And I would certainly want pregnant women to have access to prenatal care because that would lead to healthier children and lower costs.
The ACA makes it more affordable to have females in your life in many ways.
And of course if you don't need that much direct benefit to be convinced, you'll be happy with the old mantra that everyone benefits when EVERYONE benefits and we're only as strong as our weakest link so no one gets left behind.