Getting sick and paying for it

Svetlana Pashchenko

Chicago Fed Letter, 2010, issue May, No 274

Abstract: In certain situations, Americans who become chronically ill have to pay higher rates to continue their health insurance coverage. Indeed, although the majority of Americans are insured, hardly anyone is fully protected against the risk that their next insurance policy will cost considerably more than their current one.

Keywords: Insurance; Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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