Motley Fool February 12, 2020
Christy Bieber

Here’s what to do if you’re one of them.

When politicians talk about healthcare, there’s a lot of focus on reducing the uninsured population or making health insurance more affordable to people whose jobs don’t provide it. And these are important goals.

But it’s not just the uninsured or those buying on the individual market who struggle with their care costs. In fact, a Kaiser study last year found as many as 40% of people with insurance through an employer still face problems affording the cost of their care.

Affordability problems included difficulties paying medical bills before meeting deductibles, surprise medical costs, expensive prescription drugs, and challenges...

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