Differential wage pass through Examples Maternity benefits:Women of childbearing age saw their salaries fall relative to both men and older women in the years following the passage of a 1976 law mandating maternity care coverage for employer- sponsored insurance plans. Obesity:in jobs with employer-sponsored health insurance,the obese earn much less than their thin coworkers.In jobs with no insurance,the obese and thin earn about the same wage. Bhattacharya,Hyde and Tu-HealthEconomicsBhattacharya, Hyde and Tu – Health Economics Differential wage pass through • Examples • Maternity benefits: Women of childbearing age saw their salaries fall relative to both men and older women in the years following the passage of a 1976 law mandating maternity care coverage for employer￾sponsored insurance plans. • Obesity: in jobs with employer-sponsored health insurance, the obese earn much less than their thin coworkers. In jobs with no insurance, the obese and thin earn about the same wage