NBC stations around the country are documenting the open wound of medical debt.
“It baffles me,” said one viewer in Orinda.
Another in Texas concluded, “Were screwed.”
The dark cloud hangs over families everywhere.
In fact, a Federal Reserve found that almost half of respondents had received a medical bill in the past year that they were unable to pay.
“Medical debt isnt just a one off,” said Bruce McClary with the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. McClary says there is something simple you can do up-front about high hospital bills: You can ask for financial help.
Its called “Charity Care.”
And you might qualify even if your family has health insurance and your income is six figures.
The American Hospital Association said U.S. …
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