African Americans Remain Hardest Hit By Medical Bills : Shots - Health News : NPR: For many years, high medical bills have been a leading cause of financial distress and bankruptcy in America. That pressure may be easing ever so slightly, according to a survey released earlier this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But one in five Americans still face hardships due to medical costs — and African Americans continue to be the hardest hit.
A poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health found that 24 percent of African American families said they had problems paying for needed prescription drugs. The poll is part of NPR's ongoing series, the View from Black America.
