Comments on: THE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT OF THE UNINSURED http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/09/15/the-fastest-growing-segment-of-the-uninsured/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:04:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Marc B. http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/09/15/the-fastest-growing-segment-of-the-uninsured/#comment-317385 Marc B. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:58:20 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/09/15/the-fastest-growing-segment-of-the-uninsured/#comment-317385 Funny how the Commonwealth Fund's latest report shows a massive problem with medical debt and going without care: 'Insurance coverage deteriorated over the past six years, with declines in coverage most severe for moderate-income families. As result, more families are experiencing medical bill problems or cost-related delays in getting needed care. In 2007, nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults, or an estimated 116 million people, struggled to pay medical bills, went without needed care because of cost, were uninsured for a time, or were underinsured' Funny how the Commonwealth Fund’s latest report shows a massive problem with medical debt and going without care:

‘Insurance coverage deteriorated over the past six years, with declines in coverage most severe for moderate-income families. As result, more families are experiencing medical bill problems or cost-related delays in getting needed care. In 2007, nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults, or an estimated 116 million people, struggled to pay medical bills, went without needed care because of cost, were uninsured for a time, or were underinsured’

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