Patients pay an average 23.6% of the amount that health insurers set for paying physicians, through the cost of co-pays, deductibles and co-insurance, according to the latest National Health Insurer Report Card from the American Medical Association.
Source: New AMA Study: Patients Responsible for Nearly One-quarter of the Medical Bill, American Medical Association Press Release, June 17, 2013, http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news/news/2013/2013-06-17-national-health-insurer-report-card.page
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