Figure 9b. Distribution of Families by Change in Household Health Spending Under Potential Reform in 1998

Family Income	All Families (in millions)	$1,000+	$500-$999	$250-$499	$100-$249	$20-$99	Change of Less Than $20	$20-$99	$100-$249	$250-$499	$500-$999	$1,000+
		Increase in Family Health Costs						Reduction in Family Health Costs
Less than $10,000	14,690.8	0.7%	4.2%	9.6%	10.5%	7.9%	8.4%	6.6%	9.0%	10.1%	11.7%	21.3%
$10,000-$14,999	9,620.6	5.5%	11.1%	9.0%	7.4%	4.4%	2.7%	7.7%	8.8%	9.1%	10.7%	23.6%
$15,000-$19.999	7,514.7	9.4%	13.4%	7.4%	8.7%	3.2%	3.5%	6.2%	5.2%	8.6%	11.0%	23.3%
$20,000-$29,999	15,748.1	13.8%	13.7%	8.7%	7.0%	3.6%	3.3%	5.9%	6.4%	8.7%	9.3%	19.6%
$30,000-$39,999	12,298.9	15.1%	13.5%	8.2%	5.6%	2.8%	2.2%	4.4%	5.7%	7.5%	10.5%	24.5%
$40,000-$49,000	10,707.1	18.7%	12.3%	9.0%	5.7%	2.6%	2.1%	3.2%	5.2%	7.1%	9.0%	25.2%
$50,000-$74,000	16,659.4	20.5%	13.1%	7.7%	4.5%	3.2%	1.7%	2.4%	4.8%	5.7%	12.0%	24.5%
$75,000-$99,000	7,160.1	24.5%	12.3%	6.3%	4.4%	2.2%	1.8%	3.6%	4.6%	5.6%	9.6%	25.1%
More than $100,000	7,113.1	32.4%	11.3%	6.3%	3.0%	1.5%	0.7%	1.7%	4.3%	6.8%	7.7%	24.3%
Total	101,512.8	14.6%	11.5%	8.2%	6.5%	3.8%	3.1%	4.7%	6.2%	7.8%	10.4%	23.2%
^a Includes changes in premiums, out-of-pocket expensees, and taxes earmarked to fund health reform. Excludes institutionalized persons. Source: Lewin-VHI estimates using Health Benefits Simulation Model (HBSM).