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Key Findings
Millions of Americans Are Affected by High Health Care Costs
Nearly one out of four non-elderly Americans—61.6 million—is in a family that will spend more than 10 percent of its pre-tax income on health care costs in 2008 (Table 2).
17.8 million Americans are in families that will spend more than 25 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs in 2008 (Table 1).
A Growing Burden: More Americans with High Health Care Costs, 2000 to 2008
- In 2000, 41.7 million non-elderly Americans were in families that spent more than 10 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs (Table 1).
- Between 2000 and 2008, the number of people in families spending more than 10 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs will have grown by nearly 19.9 million (Table 1).
- In 2000, 11.6 million Americans were in families that spent more than 25 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs (Table 1).
- Between 2000 and 2008, the number of people in families spending more than 25 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs will have increased by 6.2 million (Table 1).
Millions of Insured Americans Are Affected
- More than four out of five people (82.4 percent) in families spending more than 10 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs are insured (Table 3).
- 50.7 million non-elderly Americans with insurance are in families that will spend more than 10 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs in 2008 (Table 4).
- More than three out of four people (75.8 percent) in families spending more than 25 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs are insured (Table 3).
- 13.5 million Americans with insurance are in families that will spend more than 25 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs in 2008 (Table 4).
High Health Costs: A Middle-Class Problem
- Nearly half (48.5 percent) of people in families that will spend more than 10 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs in 2008 are from families earning between $30,000 and $75,000 per year (Table 5).
- Nearly one-third (32.6 percent) of people in families that will spend more than 25 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs in 2008 are from families earning between $30,000 and $75,000 per year (Table 5).
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