Ein Viertel der amerikanischen Familien war von den medizinischen Ausgaben überfordert: Fast 27 % der US-Bürger waren mit hohen medizinischen Ausgaben konfrontiert oder ließen zwischen 2018 und 2022 eine notwendige medizinische Versorgung aus, weil sie sich diese nicht leisten konnten. Mehr als die Hälfte (53 %) der Menschen, die in diesem Zeitraum starben, verursachten überwältigende medizinische Rechnungen.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2842979

From the linked article:

**1/4 of American families overwhelmed by medical expenses**

More than 1 in 4 Americans are struggling with financial toxicity, with big medical bills dragging down both their money and their health, a new study says.

**Nearly 27% of U.S. residents faced high medical expenses or skipped needed health care because they couldn’t afford it between 2018 and 2022**, researchers reported Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Additionally, **more than half (53%) of people who died during that period racked up overwhelming medical bills**, researchers found.

„Health care is even less affordable than previous studies have suggested. They’ve only looked at how many people are hit by unaffordable health care over one year. But the risks mount over time,“ said lead researcher Dr. Adam Gaffney, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

„And high medical costs don’t just devastate finances, they force people to skip care – which often further worsens their health,“ Gaffney added in a news release.

This country is trash.