WATCH: The timing of out-of-pocket costs and affordability

We know that the high price of hospital bills puts a burden on American families, but does the timing of bills matter as well? Does healthcare become less affordable if out-of-pocket costs are concentrated in time?

At the latest Lown Institute lunchtime presentation, Professor Michal Horný, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, presented his research on the timing of out-of-pocket costs and how it can impact affordability.