Consumers Union-Financial Services Issues

1/22/98

Hidden from View: The Growing Burden of Health Care Costs.

Percent of Families with Head of Household 55 to 64 with Health Costs over 10 Percent of Income
Included Costs	Number of Families	Percent of Families
out-of-pocket	1,700,000	12 % (1 in 8)
out-of-pocket & direct premiums	3,100,000	22 % (1 in 5)
out-of-pocket,direct premiums & indirect premiums (wage loss)	5,800,000	42 % (2 in 5)

Copies of the full report are available from the D.C. office of Consumers Union for $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. Please make checks payable to "Consumers Union."

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