MSNBC recently covered the National Center for Health Statistic's (NCHS) report on the financial burden of health care. The NCHS questioned Americans on how
easily they were able to pay medical bills from January to June of 2011. The estimates show that one in five
Americans live in a family that is having problems paying medical bills in the
past 12 months. One in ten
Americans are in a family that has medical bills that they are not able to
pay. Also, just over a quarter of
Americans live in a family that has medical bills that are being paid over
time. Lastly, one in three
Americans lives in a family that is experiencing some kind of financial burden
due to medical costs. The full report investigates how various demographics are
dealing with medical bills. The
most notable stat within these demographics is the fact that those in the 0-17
age group have the highest probability of experiencing some sort of financial
burden stemming from health care bills. With Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act still in the process
of being integrated into the health care system, it will be interesting to see
how these numbers may or may not be affected. 
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Dealing With the Costs of Health Care in America
MSNBC recently covered the National Center for Health Statistic's (NCHS) report on the financial burden of health care. The NCHS questioned Americans on how
easily they were able to pay medical bills from January to June of 2011. The estimates show that one in five
Americans live in a family that is having problems paying medical bills in the
past 12 months. One in ten
Americans are in a family that has medical bills that they are not able to
pay. Also, just over a quarter of
Americans live in a family that has medical bills that are being paid over
time. Lastly, one in three
Americans lives in a family that is experiencing some kind of financial burden
due to medical costs. The full report investigates how various demographics are
dealing with medical bills. The
most notable stat within these demographics is the fact that those in the 0-17
age group have the highest probability of experiencing some sort of financial
burden stemming from health care bills. With Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act still in the process
of being integrated into the health care system, it will be interesting to see
how these numbers may or may not be affected. 
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