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Medical Bankruptcy: Still Common Despite the Affordable Care Act

(3 days ago) WebIn surveys conducted by researchers with the Consumer Bankruptcy Project in 2001 5 and 2007, 6 a majority of recently bankrupt debtors implicated medical bills or illness-related work loss as causes of their bankruptcy, findings that President Obama used to argue for …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6366487/

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Medical Bills Are the Biggest Cause of US Bankruptcies: Study

(3 days ago) WebEven outside of bankruptcy, about 56 million adults—more than 20 percent of the population between the ages of 19 and 64—will still struggle with health-care-related bills this year, …

https://www.cnbc.com/id/100840148

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Here's how much medical debt there is in the U.S. : …

(6 days ago) WebThe picture is bleak. In the past five years, more than half of U.S. adults report they've gone into debt because of medical or dental bills, the KFF poll found. A quarter of adults with health

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/16/1104679219/medical-bills-debt-investigation

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US healthcare bankruptcies soar as costs mount - Financial Times

(3 days ago) WebOf the $4.3tn of US healthcare spending in 2022, Medicaid represented $1 in every $6, according to KFF. “Margin squeeze, economic contraction, staffing shortages …

https://www.ft.com/content/65dfbc81-2641-48fa-a40a-647076943194

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Medical debt upended their lives. Here's what it took …

(5 days ago) WebAccording to the KFF poll, 56% of Black adults and 50% of Hispanic adults said they have debt because of medical or dental bills, compared with 37% of white adults. And a study published in 2021

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/16/1104969627/medical-debt-upended-their-lives-heres-what-it-took-from-them

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Universal health care would lower costs and prevent medical …

(1 days ago) WebPro Universal health care would lower costs and prevent medical bankruptcy. A June 2022 study found the United States could have saved $105.6 billion in COVID-19 …

https://healthcare.procon.org/arguments/universal-health-care-would-lower-costs-and-prevent-medical-bankruptcy/

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Americans bankrupted by health care costs: 4 questions …

(Just Now) WebAmericans bankrupted by health care costs: 4 questions answered November 22 2019, by Simon F. Haeder did little to reign in the biggest contributor to medical bankruptcy: …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-11-americans-bankrupted-health.pdf

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Healthcare bankruptcies are rising. Here are five major filings so …

(8 days ago) WebSo far this year, over 80 healthcare companies with more than $10 million in liabilities have filed for bankruptcy (including Chapter 11, Chapter 7, Chapter 9 and …

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/healthcare-bankruptcies-rising-five-major-filings-2023/700132/

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The Burden of Medical Debt in the United States KFF

(3 days ago) WebThis analysis of government data estimates that people in the United States owe at least $220 billion in medical debt. Approximately 14 million people (6% of adults) …

https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/the-burden-of-medical-debt-in-the-united-states/

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Medical Bankruptcy Statistics - The Balance

(9 days ago) WebThe KFF found that wage increases are not keeping up with rising health care costs—medical insurance premiums increased 54% while earnings have increased …

https://www.thebalancemoney.com/medical-bankruptcy-statistics-4154729

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Why women pay more for health care than men do - Marketplace

(4 days ago) WebOver 90% of it was medical debt, according to one of her lawyers. Women pay more for health care, even if they have insurance. A 2023 study of insured workers from …

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/04/08/women-health-care-costs-bankruptcy/

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Medical Bankruptcies: Can You File Bankruptcy On Medical Bills

(4 days ago) WebSaying that health care for Americans costs a lot of dollars is like saying it’s a lot of miles to the nearest star. Both are measured in trillions. U.S. health care spending …

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/debt-relief/medical-bankruptcies/

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Healthcare bankruptcies reached five-year peak in 2023, report finds

(5 days ago) WebResearchers logged 79 Chapter 11 bankruptcies for companies with liabilities of at least $10 million last year, more than three times the number of 2021 filings.

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/healthcare-bankruptcies-spike-2023-gibbins-advisors/705738/

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49+ U.S. Medical Bankruptcy Statistics for 2023 - RetireGuide

(4 days ago) WebOut-of-pocket health care spending makes up 9% of national health care expenditure at approximately $400 billion as of 2020. This marks a 1% decline from …

https://www.retireguide.com/retirement-planning/risks/medical-bankruptcy-statistics/

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How to manage unexpected health care costs and avoid bankruptcy

(5 days ago) WebHow to manage unexpected health care costs 07:15. The coronavirus has compounded Americans' worries over and struggle to afford health care costs. Fully half …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unexpected-health-care-costs-avoid-bankruptcy/

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Healthcare Costs Resulting in Bankruptcy Is An Overblown Myth

(5 days ago) WebA broken health care finance system is bankrupting middle class America.” this current study does not consider bankruptcy due to care provided to a debtor’s family, …

https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/03/22/healthcare-costs-resulting-bankruptcy-overblown-myth-12738

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Healthcare Sector Bankruptcies Are On The Rise - Forbes

(5 days ago) WebLate last week, yet another healthcare giant was reported to be preparing for bankruptcy filings: Rite Aid Corporation. According to news reports, the healthcare and …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saibala/2023/08/27/healthcare-sector-bankruptcies-are-on-the-rise/

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Unhealthy Debt: Medical costs and bankruptcies in Oregon - OSPIRG

(Just Now) WebIn 2019, at least 60% of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings in Oregon included medical debt. Many bankruptcy filers reported having large amounts of …

https://pirg.org/oregon/resources/unhealthy-debt-medical-costs-and-bankruptcies-in-oregon/

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