Medical debt: a curable affliction health reform won’t fix

David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler

Communities and Banking, 2013, issue Summer, 11-13

Abstract: Medical illness and medical bills will continue to be leading causes of personal bankruptcy in the United States, even after health-care reform.

Keywords: Health care reform; Bankruptcy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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