Harvard Study Bankruptcy Medical Costs

Harvard study finds medical bills push many into bankruptcy

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Nearly half of all Americans who file for bankruptcy do so because of medical expenses, according to a new study released jointly by researchers at Harvard Law School and Harvard Medical School this week. The study, which is based on surveys of 1,771 …

Insured … and broke | Economic Policy Institute

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A recent Harvard University study found that 62% of personal bankruptcies resulted in part from medical costs and some 78% of those people who filed for …

Medical Bankruptcy Statistics - The Balance

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Medical expenses contribute to two-thirds of bankruptcy …

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A study of bankruptcy filings in the United States showed that 66.5% were due, at least in part, to medical expenses. The study, led by Dr. David Himmelstein, …

Consumer Bankruptcy and Financial Health

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debt collection efforts.8 Bankruptcy protection may therefore decrease the incentive to avoid re-payment through strategies with significant deadweight costs, such as leaving …

Illness, medical bills linked to nearly two-thirds of ... - PNHP

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High costs – averaging $22,568 – were incurred by those who initially had private coverage but lost it in the course of their illness. The research, carried out jointly …

Harvard Study: 60% of Bankruptcies Caused by Health …

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Truman Lewis Reporter. A new study finds that more than 60% of personal bankruptcies in the United States in 2007 were caused by health-care costs associated …

This is the real reason most Americans file for …

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A new study from academic researchers found that 66.5 percent of all bankruptcies were tied to medical issues —either because of high costs for care or time …

Study Ties Bankruptcy to Medical Bills - The New York Times

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One person cited in the bankruptcy study, for example, broke a leg, missed a couple of months of work and then had $13,000 in unpaid medical bills, though his …

Medical Bankruptcy Is Killing The American Middle Class

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When it comes to bankruptcy, the study cited court records of bankruptcy filers from 2013 to 2016, with the end result showing that 66.5 percent were tied to …