December 8, 2015
WE'LL REFORM IT, NOT REPEAL IT:
Fewer Americans Struggling With Medical Bills (Robert Preidt, 12/08/15, HealthDay)
During the first six months of 2015, about 44.5 million people under 65 (16.5 percent) had problems paying their medical bills. That number was down from 56.5 million (21 percent) in 2011, according to the report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).The report also found that fewer children were in families that had trouble paying their medical bills. In 2011, 23 percent of children under 17 lived in families that had difficulty paying for medical care. During the first six months of 2015, that percentage had dropped to 18 percent, the report revealed.
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 8, 2015 2:50 PM