Middle class avoiding care over cost
Commercially insured individuals with average incomes are avoiding care at the highest rates because of cost concerns, a recent survey found. Households with income between $75K and $90K reported the highest rate of cost-driven care avoidance, with 38% of those patients skipping or postponing medical care because of cost, according to a public survey by…
Midyear coverage changes: 6 things to know
Enrollment is increasing employer plans and Medicare Advantage (MA), while individual, Medicaid and fully insured plans lost enrollees. A recent Mark Farrah Associates brief assessed year-over-year enrollment trends, comparing membership changes from the second quarter of 2025 to the second quarter of 2026. Here are its leading findings as of June 30.
Unpaid medical bills rise as patients pay less out-of-pocket
Out-of-pocket payments by commercially insured patients have decreased in recent years, with the mean repayment rate decreasing from 54% in pre-pandemic years to 46% by 2023, according to a study in JAMA Health Forum.