High Deductible Health Plans and Use of Free Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act

• Main Authors: Paul R. Shafer PhD (Author), Stacie B. Dusetzina PhD (Author), Lindsay M. Sabik PhD (Author), Timothy F. Platts-Mills MD, MSc (Author), Sally C. Stearns PhD (Author), Justin G. Trogdon PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Affordable Care Act aimed to increase use of preventive services by eliminating cost-sharing to consumers. However, patients may be unaware of this benefit or they may not seek preventive services if they anticipate that the cost of potential diagnostic or treatment services will be too high, bo...