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And tax experts confirm this means those donations will be fully deductible by the donors on their tax returns.

Businesses lack new ways to address the factors pushing up insurance costs, Altman said in a statement, and that could mean even higher deductibles and more cost-sharing with workers.

Though the growth in deductibles flattened a few years ago, they have begun ticking upward again, the KFF survey shows.

For the second year in a row, big Medicare insurers are getting rid of some plans, trimming popular benefits and increasing out-of-pocket costs such as deductibles.

Plus, factor in an emergency fund for home repairs and your Medicare premium, deductibles, coinsurance and copays.