Study Links Medical Costs and Personal Bankruptcy – BusinessWeek

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Study Links Medical Costs and Personal BankruptcyBusinessWeekIn 1981, only 8% of families filing for bankruptcy cited a serious medical problem as the reason, while a 2001 study of bankruptcies in five states by the same researchers found that illness or medical bills contributed to 50% of all filings. …Medical bills play a role in 62% of bankruptcies, study says Los Angeles TimesMore Medical Bankruptcy-Have Insurance, Go Bankrupt Daily KosA serious illness away from bankruptcy MarketplaceHealthKnowItAll - Hartford Courantall 75 news articles

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