out-of-pocket expenses

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These issues are compounded by an aging population, rising healthcare costs, and substantial out-of-pocket expenses under both original Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

He has patients in their 80s and 90s who have been returning for years because in the U.S. their insurance was expensive, the coverage was limited and out-of-pocket expenses were unaffordable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

The authors noted that rising out-of-pocket expenses place added pressure on household budgets, reduce the use of preventive care, and contribute to stress, anxiety, and medical debt.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

The government had offered doctors a deal which involved creating more training posts, improving working conditions and helping them with out-of-pocket expenses such as exam fees.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

The question of salary was next discussed, but Washington stopped it by emphatically declaring that he would not touch one penny of salary, and only asked that out-of-pocket expenses should be paid.

From The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys by De Morgan, John