Becker's Healthcare February 20, 2020
One in 5 — or an estimated 50 million — Americans said they or someone in their household contributed to a crowdfunding campaign like those on GoFundMe to help pay for medical bills, according to a new survey from NORC at the University of Chicago.
The AmeriSpeak Spotlight on Health survey included responses from more than 1,000 interviewees. Based on the responses, the survey estimated 8 million Americans have started a campaign to help pay for their or their family’s medical bills, while 12 million started a campaign for another person. The larger numbers were extrapolated from the responses.
“As annual out-of-pocket...
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