The share of people with high medical costs increased prior to implementation of the Affordable Care Act

The share of people with high medical costs increased prior to implementation of the Affordable Care Act

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
In the literature (Commonwealth Fund)
Author(s):
Lorber, Deborah, author
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, January 2015
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Financing, Personal
Health Care Costs -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance, Health -- economics
Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance, Health -- trends
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The percentage of Americans who spend more than 10 percent of their family income on out-of-pocket health care expenses increased to 19.2 percent in 2011, from 18.2 percent during 2007-09. Medical cost burdens were highest for people with private non-group insurance coverage, who are among those most likely to benefit from the Affordable Care Act's coverage expansions.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 unnumbered pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101676201 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101676201