Reform Debate Highlights Problem of Underinsured
The national debate over health care reform has brought attention to the issue of the underinsured, or people whose policies require them to pay thousands of dollars out-of-pocket before their coverage begins. In California, Assembly member Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) has introduced a bill that would require insurers to standardize the descriptions of their plans to help avoid consumers' confusion and would cap beneficiaries' out-of-pocket expenses at $10,000.
- "Millions of Underinsured Caught in a Coverage Bind" (Calvan, Sacramento Bee, 8/10).