Summary of The Burden of Medical Debt: Results from the Kaiser Family Foundation/New York Times Medical Bills Survey From the report: "The cost of health care has long been a concern in the U.S., on both a national and a personal level. For individuals, this concern plays out most prominently among those who face difficulty paying medical bills or who are unable to pay such bills at all. For people who are uninsured, lack of coverage not only hinders access to care but also leaves them vulnerable to medical bills that cannot be paid. While insurance provides financial protection, that protection can be incomplete for a number of reasons, including rising deductibles and other forms of cost-sharing, out-of-network charges, the growing complexity of insurance that can leave consumers with unexpected bills, and the fact that many people have only modest financial assets to cover medical expenses." Protect yourself from medical bills at https://tryremedy.com