CDC: Nearly 40% of US adults have high-deductible health plans

The number of Americans age 18 to 64 with a high-deductible plan increased from 26.3 percent in 2011 to 39.3 percent last year, according to a report from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.

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Among privately insured U.S. adults with HDHPs in 2016, 15.5 percent reported difficulty paying medical bills in the past 12 months. That compares to 10.3 percent of adults with a traditional health plan. 

The report also found privately insured adults with employment-based HDHPs were more likely than adults enrolled in traditional plans to forgo or delay medical care. In the past 12 months, 9.2 percent of privately-insured adults with HDHPs didn’t receive or delayed medical care due to cost, compared to 5.2 percent with traditional coverage.

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