Medical Bankruptcy in the United States, 2007: Results of a National Study

Overview of attention for article published in American Journal of Medicine, June 2009

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Deven Kelling, 23 Sep 2014

"Using a conservative definition, 62.1% of all bankruptcies in 2007 were medical...As recently as 1981, only 8% of families…

Hanki Ko, 06 Feb 2014

Sam Hawk, 22 Nov 2013

Using a conservative definition, 62.1% of all bankruptcies in 2007 were medical; 92% of these medical debtors had medical debts…

Peter Alexander, 01 Oct 2013

Our 2001 study in 5 states found that medical problems contributed to at least 46.2% of all bankruptcies. Since then, health…

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