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High deductibles blur line between insured and uninsured

The higher the bill, the less likely a patient with a high-deductible plan is going to pay all or some of it, the analysis finds.

By Jack Craver | Updated on March 31, 2017
The higher the bill, the less likely a patient with a high-deductible plan is going to pay all or some of it, the analysis finds. (Photo: iStock)

While the percentage of Americans who lack health insurance has dropped significantly in recent years due to the Affordable Care Act, many of the newly insured have high-deductible plans that still leave them with big hospital bills they can’t pay.

The trend towards high-deductible plans is worrisome not only to customers but to hospitals, which have experienced an increase in the number of insured patients who aren’t able to pay what they owe for services.

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