Insured, Sort Of: Underinsured Ranks Climb to 25 Million
The ranks of the underinsured — people who have health insurance, but not enough of it — are swelling, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. Published in Health Affairs, the report says last year about 25 million people aged 19 to 64 were underinsured, up 60% from nearly 16 million in 2003. The authors counted people as underinsured if their out-of-pocket medical expenses equaled at least 10% of their family income, or 5% if they were already low-income, or their deductible equ
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