NCHS Data Brief, No. 142 – Financial Burden of Medical Care: A Family Perspective

January 15, 2014 NCHS Data Brief, No. 142 - Financial Burden of Medical Care: A Family Perspective In this data brief Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D., and Whitney K. Kirzinger, MPH, of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, analyzed responses to the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to identify family demographic characteristics, such as income or type of insurance coverage, associated with financial burdens of medical care. Financial burdens of medical care are defined as problems paying medical bills, problems paying medical bills over time, and having medical bills so . . .