Trends in Health Care Expenditures and Patient Out-of-Pocket Expenses in Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Abstract

Out-of-pocket expenses for patients are increasing as they are forced to cover a larger percentage of their health care costs despite overall payer reimbursement decreasing. High-deductible health plans reimbursed the least out of all insurance types while having the highest patient out-of-pocket expenditure.