Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: High-Deductible Insurance Plans May Be Hazardous to the Health of COPD Patients May 22, 2019 Author: American Thoracic Society (ATS) Category: Feed Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, who are covered by a high-deductible insurance plan are more likely to forgo needed health care because of cost than COPD patients covered by lower-deductible plans