Likelihood of Exceeding Family Cost Sharing Limits
Authors: Mark Merlis
December 1998
The S-CHIP legislation limits combined premiums and cost-sharing to 5 percent of family income. Because many managed care plans impose very limited cost-sharing, children in such plans are unlikely to reach the limits unless they have a catastrophic illness or they are in a family with many kids. This report examines the likelihood of exceeding family cost sharing limits.
This report was prepared with support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
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