AXIOS February 12, 2020
The number of people struggling to pay medical bills has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011, but more than 14% of Americans still had problems in 2018, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Why it matters: “Families with problems paying medical bills may experience serious financial consequences, such as having problems with paying for food, clothing, or housing, and filing for bankruptcy,” the report’s authors write.
Between the lines: Some groups of people are more likely to struggle to pay their...
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