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Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs

Latest Publications on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs

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Testimony: The Growing Cost Burden of Employer Health Insurance for U.S. Families and Implications for Their Health and Economic Security


By Sara R. Collins
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To The Point

State Efforts to Protect Consumers from Balance Billing


By Jack Hoadley, Kevin Lucia, Maanasa Kona
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To The Point

What Recent Federal Courts’ Rulings on Contraception Mean for U.S. Women’s Health


By Shanoor Seervai, Roosa Tikkanen
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U.S. Women Have the Highest Rate of Emotional Distress


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Women in Switzerland and the U.S. Report Very High Out-of-Pocket Costs


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In Canada, the U.S., and Sweden, More Than One of Three Women Report Emergency Department Visits in the Past Two Years


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Fewer Women in the U.S. Wait to See Specialists


Press Release

U.S. Women More Likely to Die in Pregnancy and Childbirth and Skip Care Because of Cost, Multi-Nation Survey Finds; C-Section Rates Rank Among Highes


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Issue Briefs

What Is the Status of Women’s Health and Health Care in the U.S. Compared to Ten Other Countries?


By Munira Z. Gunja, Roosa Tikkanen, Shanoor Seervai, Sara R. Collins
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Maternal Mortality Rate Is Highest in the U.S.