{"id":170981,"date":"2024-06-04T13:55:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/?p=170981"},"modified":"2024-06-04T13:55:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:55:24","slug":"vox-what-if-canceling-peoples-medical-debt-doesnt-help-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/vox-what-if-canceling-peoples-medical-debt-doesnt-help-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Vox: What If Canceling People\u2019s Medical Debt Doesn\u2019t Help Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vox, May 2, 2024, What If Canceling People\u2019s Medical Debt Doesn\u2019t Help Them?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four in 10 Americans carry<\/a> some kind of medical debt<\/a>, an affliction that is unique to the United States among wealthy nations. The country does not guarantee medical insurance to everyone, and the costs even to people who carry coverage are much higher on average<\/a> than they are for patients in the rest of the developed world. It\u2019s a fundamental flaw in the design of the US health care<\/a> system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those debts weigh on the people who carry them: Research has found<\/a> that people who incur substantial medical bills (after a cancer diagnosis, for example) report cutting back on everyday spending, depleting their savings, and even downsizing their homes. Medical debt is associated<\/a> with poorer general health, as well as higher rates of cancer, heart disease, and overall mortality. People end up sicker because they can\u2019t afford their health care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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