Title: |
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Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses by Age and Insurance Coverage, 2011 |
Description: |
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In 2011, 12.1 percent of people paid nothing out of pocket toward their health care expenses, however, this proportion decreased with age, ranging from 32.5 percent for children under 18 to 2.5 percent for people age 65 and older. |
Author(s): |
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Steven R. Machlin, MS and Kelly Carper, MEd |
Agency: |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |