Posted on August 13, 2009 23:46
Categories: Employer and Individual Insurance | State and Local
Topics: Access/Barriers | Employer-Sponsored Coverage | Spending | State Data | Uninsured
The study, conducted by researchers at Harvard Law and Medical Schools, and Ohio University, found that over 75 percent of the bankrupt families had health insurance but were still unable to pay their medical debts
Himmelstein, D. U., Thorne, D., Warren, E., & Woolhandler, S. (2009). Medical bankruptcy in the United States, 2007: results of a national study. American Journal of Medicine, 122(8): 741-746. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.04.012 http://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343%2809%2900404-5/abstract
Authors: David U. Himmelstein, Deborah Thorne, Elizabeth Warren, Steffie Woolhandler
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