Silver Book Fact
Over 2/5 of Americans age 65 and older who had health care expenses paid at least $1,000 out-of-pocket in 2003.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2006: With chartbook on trends in the health of Americans. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2006. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus06.pdf