New Data: Hospital Bills Don’t Discriminate Between Insured and Uninsured

New Data: Hospital Bills Don’t Discriminate Between Insured and Uninsured

New data from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) indicate that while the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or “Obamacare”) has made sure more Americans have health insurance, it has done little to make care more affordable across the board. While nearly 90% of the country has coverage, NBER statistics show that more people than ever find basic healthcare unaffordable. A recent study of over 1 million patients from 2003 to 2007 illustrates just how …

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