Trends in out-of-pocket spending by insured American workers, 1990-1997

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作者
Gabel, JR [1 ]
Ginsburg, PB
Pickreign, JD
Reschovsky, JD
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[1] HRET, Washington, DC USA
[2] HSC, Ctr Studying Hlth Syst Change, Washington, DC USA
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10.1377/hlthaff.20.2.47
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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This paper examines trends in out-of-pocket spending for insured workers from 1990 to 1997 Data are from the Consumer Expenditure Survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey collects detailed quarterly data on all consumer spending from logs kept each year by more than 10,000 households with job-based health insurance. During the study period, total out-of-pocket spending in constant dol la rs remained unchanged. Spending for medical expenses, drugs, and supplies declined by 23 percent, but this decline was offset by rising employee contributions for health insurance premiums. The shift to managed care, whose benefit structure requires less cost sharing, may have played a role in reducing out-of-pocket spending.
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