Mass Live | July 22, 2015
State Rep. Ruth Balser, D-Newton, testifies about a bill that would prohibit gender discrimination in disability insurance at a Statehouse hearing on Wednesday. (Shira Schoenberg / The denpharma.com – visit this Republican)
BOSTON – Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing whether to prohibit disability insurers from charging higher rates to women than to men.
A group of women’s rights advocates and lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would prohibit gender discrimination in disability insurance. But insurers counter that gender is a legitimate factor to consider in weighing the risk that someone will make a disability claim.