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KFF: Affordability of Health Care for Adults with Employer-Sponsored Insurance
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/17/2019 - 16:53
- 156 million Americans get their health coverage through their employers
- 40% of those with employer coverage report problems paying medical bills or difficulty affording their premiums, deductibles, cost sharing or an unexpected bill in the past year.
- 51% say they or someone in their family have skipped or postponed needed care or medication or relied on home remedies instead of seeking care because of the cost.
- 49% of those with chronic health conditions had difficulty affording health care or insurance costs in the past year.
- 56% of those with the highest deductibles say they do not have readily available savings to cover their deductible.
- People whose family includes someone with a chronic health condition are more than twice as likely as others with employer coverage to have made various financial sacrifices to pay their health care
Source: Kaiser Foundation/LA Times
Source URL: https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/report/kaiser-family-f...
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