Private Sector Insurance Deductibles Going Through The Roof

Overall, the number of people with high deductible plans rose to 15.5 million in 2013 from 1 million in 2005, according to America's Health Insurance Plans, the industry's lobbying group in Washington. The Internal Revenue Service largely defines high deductible health plans as those with an annual deductible of $1,250 or more for individual coverage." Stephanie Armour in Bloomberg