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31 million U.S. adults, or 12% , had to borrow a total of $74 billion last year to obtain medical care.
That includes people with health insurance, making such numbers even more troubling.
Health care bills have for years been a leading cause of personal bankruptcies.
To avoid taking on debt, families sometimes make tradeoffs, such as not paying rent.
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