In the time it takes to read this page, another person has declared bankruptcy because of
medical debt.'She2 was likely in her midforties, with children, and owned a home. 3 Perhaps …

During the push to pass the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama often described
the “crushing cost of health care” that was causing millions of Americans to “live every day …

In recent years it has become clear that medical costs are imposing severe financial burdens
on American families, sometimes to the point that bankruptcy becomes the only escape from …

6. Association of American Medical Colleges. The complexities of physician supply and
demand: projections from 2016 to 2030 final report. Available at: https://aamc-black. global …

No family wants to file for bankruptcy. To do so is an unmistakable sign of personal failure. 1
It is an indelible mark that the person filing will remember long after the creditors have …

The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) 1 in 2010 represented
a watershed moment for healthcare in the United States. 2 The goal of the ACA" was to …

MR. GOLDMINTZ: I'd like to welcome everyone back and thank each of you for braving what
has clearly been the worst storm of the last decade. It's been tough. We all put on our …

Scott Ramsey and coauthors present an insightful analysis of the determinants of medical
bankruptcies in western Washington State (Jun 2013). Unfortunately, they fail to address two …

American Journal of Medicine documents that health care expenses were the most common
cause of bankruptcy in the United States in 2007, accounting for 62% of US bankruptcies …

Over the past decade, the popular press has explored the public's ability to pay for
necessary, but extremely expensive, health care services. The argument commonly made is …