More Americans Move Toward High Deductible Plans

Analysis Finds High-Deductible Plans Do Not Deter People From Medical Care.

Modern Healthcare (4/18, Vesely, Subscription Publication) reported that the RAND group and Towers Watson concluded from examining the first year of high-deductible health plans used by 59 big companies that low-income or chronically ill people are no more likely to skip getting medical treatments than wealthier and healthier patients in such plans. The study focused on claims data from some 360,000 families nationally between 2003 and 2007. The study appeared in the online journal Forum for Health Economics & Policy.

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