U.S. News | December 7, 2021
Katie Keith, a researcher with Keith Policy Solutions LLC in Washington D.C., and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University, reviewed the findings.
“The documented increase in underinsurance for children is very concerning, and troublingly consistent with similar findings for adults,” she said, adding that growing consumer costs, driven by rising deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses, are linked to underlying health care costs, which continue to rise rapidly.