More Than One-Quarter of Insured Adults Were Underinsured in 2016

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More Than One-Quarter of Insured Adults Were Underinsured in 2016 Percent adults ages 19–64 insured all year who were underinsured* * Underinsured defined as insured all year but experienced one of the following: out-of-pocket costs, excluding premiums, equaled 10% or more of income; out-of-pocket costs, excluding premiums, equaled 5% or more of income if low-income (<200% of poverty); or deductibles equaled 5% or more of income. Data: Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Surveys (2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016).