adults either had serious problems paying medical bills or were unable to pay them, compared to fewer than 13 percent of adults in France and 6 percent or fewer in
Britain, Sweden, and Norway, Commonwealth reported Wednesday in the journal
Health Affairs.
More than 40 percent of U.S. adults said they spent $1,000 or more out-of-pocket for care in the past year, by far the highest rate of any country surveyed.
Most โ 75 percent โof the 2,000 or so U.S.