SXSW 2025

The Hidden Pink Tax Fueling High Healthcare Costs for Women

Description:

The healthcare cost crisis is getting worse. Rising insurance costs, expensive prescriptions, and barriers to healthcare access all disproportionately impact women more than men – regardless of health condition. As more healthcare costs are shifted to consumers, and women specifically, this panel will explore the urgent need to lower out-of-pocket healthcare costs and how doing so can relieve pressure on our healthcare system, support a healthier population and reduce social stigmas about women’s health.


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Takeaways

  1. Why women spend $17.1B more on annual out-of-pocket health costs across conditions compared to men.
  2. How the industry is addressing this problem head-on – and what more needs to done to lower out-of-pocket costs for women.
  3. Why and how the benefits of lowering healthcare costs for women extend further – to our families, communities and healthcare system.

Speakers

  • Dorothy Gemmell, Chief Commercial Officer and President, Manufacturer Solutions, GoodRx
  • Aditi Goenka, VP, Women’s Health Brand Marketing, Pfizer
  • Alessandra Henderson, Co-Founder, Elektra Health

Organizer

Taryn O’Grady, Senior Communications Manager, GoodRx


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Health & MedTech
  • Track 2
  • Level: Beginner


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