KFF estimates that in 2006, Deductible Relief Day fell on February 28. Just last year, the “holiday” came five days earlier, on May 14. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) has declared May 19 “Deductible Relief Day,” as a way of bringing awareness to a growing issue with high-deductible health plans. Cost-shifting by employer-based plans, originally hailed as a way to make consumers smarter shoppers for health services, have become problematic as Americans on these plans report struggling with affordability when it comes to accessing health care services.
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