Examples include[1] cancer, heart attack or stroke.
These illnesses usually involve high costs for patients and health insurance companies and may incapacitate the person from working, creating a financial hardship.
They are the type intended to be covered by high-deductible health plans.
Research indicates that the unusual economic environment of the delivery of catastrophic illness care encourages the use of innovative therapies.
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