Here are four takeaways:
1. High-need patients spend more than $21,000 on healthcare each year per person. This figure is four times more than the average adult ($4,845).
2. The study found, despite these high costs, high-need individuals were more likely to report unmet medical needs.
3. This cohort was also less likely to report good patient-provider communication.
4. The study authors stated, “We shouldn’t assume that people with private insurance always have better insurance, particularly people with complex needs that are really sick.”
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