Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions Grow

April 1, 2009

This report appeared in the April 2009 edition of the Center for Studying health System Change tracking report. The authors are Ha T. Tu and Genna R. Cohen. Examined in this report are: rising rates of chronic conditions and obesity; declining private coverage; medical bill problems on the rise; uninsured particularly vulnerable, but insured face bill problems, too; medical debt linked to access problems; and implications. Also included are several supplementary tables.

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