Out-of-pocket health-care costs rise for workers with employer c...

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(Commonwealth Fund) The 161 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are facing substantial increases in out-of-pocket costs, according to a study published today on the Health Affairs Web site.The study, authored by researchers from the National Opinion Research Center and Watson Wyatt Worldwide and funded by the Commonwealth Fund, examines trends in the comprehensiveness of employer-sponsored insurance from 2004 to 2007.

It finds rising rates of underinsurance and unaffordability, particularly for poorer and sicker people.

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