title: Families with chronic conditions in high-deductible health plans facing substantial financial burden.
abstract: (1) Almost half of the families with chronic conditions in high-deductible health plans reported health care related financial burdens, compared with 21 percent of families in traditional health plans. (2) Almost twice as many lower-income families in high-deductible health plans spend more than 3 percent of their annual income on health care expenses than lower-income families in traditional health plans.
authors.affiliation: Changes in Health Care Financing & Organization (HCFO), USA. christina.zimmerman@academyhealth.org
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics*; D003256:Community Participation / Q000191:economics*; D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States