A new analysis points to the difficulty families have paying for the ever-growing cost of health care, especially given increasing deductibles.
The Kaiser Family foundation analysis released Wednesday finds that most families don't have enough assets to cover a mid- to higher-range deductible in a private health insurance plan.
Specifically, Kaiser said, less than two-thirds (63 percent) of non-elderly households with incomes above the federal poverty level have sufficient liquid financial assets to cover a mid-range annual deductible of $1,200 for an individual or $2,400 for a family.
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