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cord-267114-tvoi6a7q	Abdus, Salam	Financial Burdens of Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Expenditures under High-Deductible Health Plans	2020-09-18		.txt	text/plain	1258	60	53	Among low-income adults with employer-sponsored insurance who had multiple chronic conditions and were enrolled in high-deductible plans, about 14.3% had family out-ofpocket prescription drug expenditures exceeding 10 percent of family disposable income. While out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs have decreased in recent years, 1 the results of this study suggest that for low-income adults with multiple chronic conditions who are enrolled in employer-sponsored high-deductible plans, out-of-pocket prescription drug costs may still result in significant financial hardships. Adults who reported being diagnosed with high blood pressure on two or more occasions were defined as having hypertension † Base group *,**,***Statistically significantly different, based on two-sample t tests, from the no-deductible plan enrollees at the 5%, 1%, or 0.1%, respectively The sample comprised adults ages 19 to 64 who were enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance plans and no other coverage throughout the year FPL, federal poverty level Using the self-reported priority conditions in MEPS HC, the following diagnosed conditions were identified: Diabetes, asthma, hypertension, arthritis, heart diseases, cancer, chronic bronchitis, stroke, and emphysema.	./cache/cord-267114-tvoi6a7q.txt	./txt/cord-267114-tvoi6a7q.txt