About The Study: In this national cross-sectional study of privately insured U.S. families, inflation-adjusted health care spending increased from 2007 to 2019, largely owing to increasing contributions to premiums. Annual financial medical burden increased significantly, both overall and among low-income and higher-income families. Mean financial medical burden was more than 26% of postsubsistence income for low-income families, compared with approximately 6% for higher-income families.
About The Study: In this national cross-sectional study of privately insured U.S. families, inflation-adjusted health care spending increased from 2007 to 2019, largely owing to increasing contributions to premiums. Annual financial medical burden increased significantly, both overall and among low-income and higher-income families. Mean financial medical burden was more than 26% of postsubsistence income for low-income families, compared with approximately 6% for higher-income families.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Rishi K. Wadhera, M.D., M.P.P., M.Phil., email rwadhera@bidmc.harvard.edu.
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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1464)
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Ophelia Keating. (May 28, 2024). Financial burden of health care in the privately insured US population. Scienmag. https://scienmag.com/financial-burden-of-health-care-in-the-privately-insured-us-population/
Ophelia Keating. "Financial burden of health care in the privately insured US population." Scienmag, 28 May 2024, https://scienmag.com/financial-burden-of-health-care-in-the-privately-insured-us-population/. Accessed 4 September 2026.
Ophelia Keating. "Financial burden of health care in the privately insured US population." Scienmag. May 28, 2024. https://scienmag.com/financial-burden-of-health-care-in-the-privately-insured-us-population/
