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Financial Burden of Employer-Sponsored High-Deductible Health Plans for Low-Income Adults With Chronic Health Conditions High-deductible health plans have increased significantly over the last decade.1 Adults in low-income families or with chronic health conditions are more likely to face high out-of-pocket spending on health care as a percentage of family income when they are enrolled in high-deductible health plans, compared with adults in higher-income families or healthier adults.2,3 The extent of the financial burden at the national level of highdeductible health plans among adults who are low income and have chronic health conditions is not well-known.4 This study examinestheprevalenceofhighout-of-pockethealthcarespending across health plans with different deductible levels among adults in low-income families who have chronic conditions.