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Still Searching: How People Use Health Care Price Information in the United States, New York State, Florida, Texas and New Hampshire [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Americans bear a large and growing share of their health care costs in the form of high deductibles and insurance premiums, as well as copayments and, sometimes, coinsurance for physician office visits and hospitalizations.
Chloe Rinehart   +2 more
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Private Health Insurance Provisions of H.R. 3962 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
[Excerpt] This report summarizes key provisions affecting private health insurance, including provisions to raise revenues, in Division A of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, as introduced in the House of Representatives on October ...
Chaikind, Hinda   +5 more
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Living Close to the Edge: Financial Challenges and Tradeoffs for People on Medicare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Profiles the choices and trade-offs Medicare beneficiaries make to cover expenses with limited financial resources, including cutting back on basics and relying on credit cards or help from family, and the effects on medical debts and access to ...
Adrianne Dulio, Juliette Cubanski
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Will Health Care Costs Bankrupt Aging Boomers? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Using the Urban Institute's dynamic microsimulation model, projects 2010-40 income, out-of-pocket medical expenses, and insurance premiums for Americans age 65 and older, excluding long-term care costs, assuming no changes in healthcare costs or ...
Corina Mommaerts, Richard W. Johnson
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Consumers' Experience in Massachusetts: Lessons for National Health Reform [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Based on interviews, explores the impact of the state's 2006 healthcare reform on access to affordable coverage and on medical debt burdens. Discusses remaining issues and outlines lessons for national reform, including on the role of public ...
Andrew Cohen, Carol Pryor
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Measuring financial protection in health [PDF]

open access: yes
Health systems are not just about improving health: good ones also ensure that people are protected from the financial consequences of receiving medical care. Anecdotal evidence suggests health systems often perform badly in this respect, apparently with
Wagstaff, Adam
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Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: An Overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
[Excerpt] The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program provides health insurance to federal employees, retirees, and their dependents. This report provides a general overview of FEHB.
Blom, Kirstin B, Cornell, Ada S
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