The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) declared May 19 “Deductible Relief Day,” as a way of bringing awareness to a growing issue with high-deductible health plans. Cost-shifting by employer-based plans, originally hailed as a way to make consumers smarter shoppers for health services, have become problematic as Americans on these plans report struggling with affordability when it comes to accessing health care services. Kaiser set out to estimate the time of year when the average person with employer coverage satisfies their deductible and how that has changed over time. This year, Kaiser estimated “Deductible Relief Day”—the day when enrollees have on average incurred enough health spending to hit the average deductible in an employer plan—fell on Sunday, May 19, 2019. Click here to read more about how rising deductibles are affecting people with employer coverage.