Fewer Families in U.S. Say Struggling to Pay Medical Bill
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Fewer families are struggling to pay their medical bills, according to a report that suggests the cost of health-care may be starting to slow.
About 20 percent of people under 65 reported being in a family that was having problems paying for medical bills in the first six months of 2012, according to a survey by the National Center for Health Statistics. That’s a decrease from about 22 percent in the same period a year earlier, a drop of about 3.6 million people, the report found.