By Staff Reporters
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31% of Americans Don’t Know How They’d Pay for Severe Illness
A recent survey by HealthcareInsider that polled 1,062 adults aged 18 and up asked, “If you were to experience a severe illness how would you pay for treatment?”
• Don’t know: 31%
• Credit card: 26%
• Non-retirement savings: 17%
• Borrow money from family: 16%
• Retirement savings: 11%
• Health Savings Account: 9%
• Borrow from a finance institution: 8%
• Crowdfund online: 6%
Source: HealthCareInsider, December 2nd, 2021COMMENTS APPRECIATED.
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