0 used about money that you have to spend yourself rather than having it paid for you, for example by your employer or insurance company: --
Under the new scheme, there are no out-of-pocket costs for preventative medical care.
All out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed by the company.
1 having less money than you started with after an activity involving money: --
There would be a week or two when he would be out of pocket.
Teachers are having to pay for their own supplies out of pocket.
Insurance wouldn't cover him until he spent $15,000 out of pocket.
78% of Iowans don't have a drug prescription benefit and pay all costs out of pocket.
The last time I went out with you, I ended up seriously out of pocket!
2 out-of-pocket costs, expenses, etc. are ones you have to pay yourself, rather than being paid by the company or organization you are working for: --
out-of-pocket expenses/costs Employees will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses.
3 out-of-pocket medical costs are not included in the price of health insurance: --
Patient costs, which include time off work, out-of-pocket expenses, and travel are often difficult to measure.
When the out-of-pocket price is zero, the income elasticity of demand for medical care is close to zero (9).
These changes in benefits may in turn prompt changes in utilization, as out-of-pocket expenditure falls.
Patients were told that their response represented an out-of-pocket payment for the test.
In particular for high-risk lowincome people an effective incentive to shop around could mean that their out-of-pocket premium substantially exceeds x% of their income.
It was assumed that neither of the programs involved an out-of-pocket expense.
Since out-of-pocket payments are absent or do not differ across hospitals, actual transaction prices are not relevant for patient hospital choice.
The rate of direct, out-of-pocket expenditure remained high also during the early 1990s.