Risk of Burdensome Health Care Spending Over Time in the US
This cohort study found that the US health care system imposes cost burdens on a larger share of the population than suggested by cross-sectional analyses, and most individuals in the US will experience such burdens during their lifetimes. Policies that reduce OOP costs might improve the well-being of individuals in the US.
Authors
- Lenore S. Azaroff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6579-7513)
- David H. Bor
- David U. Himmelstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2394-4915)
- S. Woolhandler
- Adam Gaffney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7326-0661)
- Samuel Dickman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1028-2430)
- D. McCormick
Institutions
- Cambridge Health Alliance (US)
- Planned Parenthood (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- City University of New York (US)
- Hunter College (US)
- Community Health Center (US)
- Public Citizen (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.6948
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00