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Title: Despite Recent Improvement, One in Six Children Lived in a Family with Problems Paying Medical Bills in 2017
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Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: Medical bills are a prime source of financial insecurity for families, making up much of the debt sent to collections and even contributing to bankruptcy in some cases (CFPB 2014; Gross and Notowidigdo 2011; Himmelstein et al. 2019; Karpman and Caswell 2017). But even in less drastic cases, high medical bills can contribute to family financial insecurity by making it more difficult to pay for other necessities, such as housing, food, and other bills, in addition to other needed medical care (Hamel et al. 2016). Consequently, medical cost burdens can affect every member of the family, including children—potentially affecting not only their material circumstances but also their wellbeing and healthy development (Chaudry and Wimer 2016; Wherry, Kenney, and Sommers 2016). And consequences of financial insecurity for children’s health can extend beyond the short term and into their adulthood (American Academy of Pediatrics 2016).
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Authors: Haley, Jennifer, M; McMorrow, Stacey; Kenney, Genevieve, M
Publisher: Urban Institute
Data Collections: IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS
Topics: Family and Marriage, Health
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