Survey: Privately insured still pay pricey medical bills out-of-pocket

Privately insured Americans are paying a significant amount of their income on healthcare, according to a Commonwealth Fund survey report. Survey findings reveal that 21 percent of privately insured Americans ages 19 to 64 spend 5 percent or more of their income on out-of-pocket costs, not including premiums.

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The Commonwealth Fund report, Too High a Price: Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs in the United States, is based on the Commonwealth Fund Health Care Affordability Tracking Survey, which was conducted among a nationally representative sample of 2,751 adults ages 19 to 64 between September and October. The majority of people surveyed had employer-sponsored health insurance, but people with federal marketplace plans, individual health insurance, Medicaid or other coverage were also included in the sample.

Read the full report on Becker’s Hospital Review.

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