Millions of American families or bankruptcy due to high medical expenses

June 28, 2013 source: at present, the medical expenses of Beijing business daily have surpassed the credit card debt and accumulated mortgage, becoming the "first killer" of American family financial management Rising medical costs are expected to force 1.7 million U.S households into bankruptcy in 2013, according to a new survey According to the report, nerd wallet health, a company owned by wallet fans, an American price comparison website, obtained the above results when analyzing the data of relevant agencies such as the U.S Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and prevention The analysis is intended to predict the health status of Americans in 2013 Christina ramontage, vice president of nerdwallet health, said that when disease strikes, medical costs are enough to destroy a family Nearly 25 million people in the United States are hesitant about treatment because they want to control medical costs In his view, delaying treatment will cause more trouble Although this method can save money in a short period of time, as the disease worsens, patients may be directly sent to the emergency room, when the medical cost will be more expensive And for Americans who haven't filed for bankruptcy, the cost of health care is still a high one The survey estimates that 56 million Americans will find ways to pay for health care, more than 20 percent of whom are between the ages of 19 and 64 At the same time, not all medical insurance can relieve the economic pressure brought by medical expenses Even Americans who buy Medical Insurance inevitably face economic difficulties The survey predicts that in 2013, about 10 million Americans who took part in health insurance were accumulating medical bills because they were unable to pay In addition, high health insurance plans require consumers to pay in cash, which is a big challenge for many American families "For every family with $50000 in income, high medical bills and high health insurance plans can quickly make them unable to pay," ramontage said