Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio

‘Critical Illness’ Insurance Grows As Out-Of-Pocket Health Costs Jump

KFF Health News Original

A relatively obscure category of health insurance — “critical illness” insurance — is catching on because, increasingly, conventional health plans have consumers paying a lot of out-of-pocket costs. Mark Zdechlik of Minnesota Public Radio explains the pros and cons of critical care insurance in this story that aired on NPR’s Morning Edition.