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Trouble Paying Medical Bills: 2015 vs. 2005
National Center for Policy Analysis Health Policy Blog Link to more items from this source
Jan. 12, 2016
"Despite a large decrease in the proportion of working-age people categorized as 'uninsured' ... one quarter of us still have trouble paying medical bills. In 2015, 15 percent spent 'all or most' of their savings on medical bills. In 2005, it was 12 percent. In 2015, 10 percent 'borrowed money from friends or family' and nine percent 'increased credit card debt.' In 2005, eight percent reported 'borrowing money or taking out another mortgage.' In 2015, 32 percent 'put off/postponed getting health care you needed.' In 2005, 29 percent of adults report 'they or someone in their household skipped medical treatment, cut pills, or did not fill a prescription in the past year because of the cost.' "

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