Word: out-of-pocket
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...coverage or face a fine. Under Baucus' bill, the government would provide subsidies to help those earning up to three times the poverty level (in other words, a family of four making as much as $66,000 a year) buy insurance as well as set caps on their out-of-pocket expenses. (See 10 players in health-care reform...
...provider: $15 at retail clinics, $27 at urgent-care facilities, $33 at doctors' offices and a whopping $113 at the ER. The study did not bear out the fear that retail clinics would be inclined to overprescribe drugs, and when the clinics did write a prescription, the out-of-pocket cost was lower: $21 compared to a high...
...focused on different reasons. At times he has emphasized the skyrocketing health costs that are on track to bankrupt the country. At other times he has emphasized the promise of universal coverage. Lately he has shifted to the plight of the insured, who still face exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses and can lose their coverage if they get sick. But he has also tried to assure Americans that they'll be able to keep their existing insurance if they like...
...workers can enter in their location and see what private insurance plans are available and how much they would have to pay out of pocket. (See for yourself See Source »
...same time, as you said, there are people whose premiums are going up or out-of-pocket costs are going up or so constrained that they might be able to access a better deal through the health insurance exchange that we've set up. I think right now what we're thinking is that certainly the uninsured can access the exchange. Small businesses who want to provide coverage can access the exchange. The self-employed can access the exchange...