Betsy Q. Cliff

Jun 6, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Betsy Q. Cliff |Stacie B. Dusetzina

Affordable health care is increasingly out of reach for people who get insurance through their employers, including most people younger than age 65. While low-income employees are among the most vulnerable, the majority of Americans, and most of their employers as well, now say health costs, especially out-of-pocket costs for medical care, are the country’s most urgent health issue.

Jan 17, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Betsy Q. Cliff |Mark K. Meiselbach |Matthew Eisenberg

What is known about this topic High-deductible health plans are an increasingly common type of benefit structure that may impact health care access, health and consumer finances. Research has been hindered by a lack of plan-level information on deductibles in administrative medical claims datasets.