Jerome Adams describes how meeting an annual deductible shifts healthcare use for the rest of the year, with high early out-of-pocket costs causing delayed or skipped care and preventive services.
Big day in the Adams household - it's 'met our annual deductible' day!
Like millions of Americans, our healthcare use shifts dramatically for the rest of the year.
Early on, high out-of-pocket costs lead many to delay or skip necessary care and preventive services.
our healthcare use shifts dramatically for the rest of the year.
high out-of-pocket costs lead many to delay or skip necessary care
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