Medical debt is a big burden for the middle class.
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Medical debt is a big burden for the middle class.
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Medical debt hits the middle class hardest

Medical debt is a big burden for the middle class. Almost a quarter of middle-class Americans, or 17 million people, had unpaid health care bills in 2020, a larger share than those higher and lower on the income scale, according to a new report from Third Way, a center-left think tank.