As Far as why specially women:

"Women also need health care more and access the health care system more than do men. While part of this is due to their reproductive and sexual health needs, they also have more chronic non-reproductive health issues such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, mental illness, diabetes and osteoporosis." 

Details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_health#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DWomen_also_need_health_care%2Cmental_illness%2C_diabetes_and_osteoporosis.?wprov=sfla1