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Medical Bills Cause Half of Bankruptcies

A new study finds that health care costs lead to about half of all bankruptcy filings in the U.S. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.

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Award-winning journalist Patti Neighmond is NPR's health policy correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.