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Disparities in Health Care and Medical Evaluations by Gender: A Review of Evidence and Mechanisms

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  • Marika Cabral
  • Marcus Dillender

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Male and female patients often receive different medical evaluations and treatment even when they have the same symptoms, and relative to men, women are less likely to receive benefits within social insurance programs that rely on medical evaluations. This article reviews evidence from prior research that documents the existence of these gender gaps in health care and disability benefit receipt. The article then describes potential mechanisms underlying these gender gaps. The article concludes by discussing new work on the role of health-care providers in contributing to gender gaps.

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  • Marika Cabral & Marcus Dillender, 2021. "Disparities in Health Care and Medical Evaluations by Gender: A Review of Evidence and Mechanisms," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 111, pages 159-163, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:111:y:2021:p:159-63
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20211016
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    1. Marika Cabral & Marcus Dillender, 2021. "Gender Differences in Medical Evaluations: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Doctors," NBER Working Papers 29541, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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    JEL classification:

    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets

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