re: Study: significant increase in patients who can't afford to pay full hospital bill

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“There are many reasons why more patients are struggling to make their healthcare payments in full, the most prominent of which are higher deductibles and the increase in patient responsibility from 10% to 30% over the last few years,”

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Don't forget the skyrocketing premiums. You still have to shell that out every month while also paying your much higher deductible and coinsurance.

Pre-ACA when affordable plans were legal, you could use the savings on your premium to pay your share of the bill and be done with it in a month or two.