Americans can afford the healthcare they need without taking on medical debt

Purpose

People put off seeing a doctor, skip prescriptions, or wait until a problem becomes an emergency because they’re worried about the bill. By then, a condition that could have been treated earlier can be harder to manage and more expensive to treat. And even with insurance, an illness or injury can leave a family paying off medical bills for years. Nobody should have to choose between getting the care they need and paying rent or buying groceries. Affordable care gives people a chance to get treated sooner, stay healthy enough to work and care for their families, and recover from an illness without it becoming a financial crisis. That’s worth working toward for as long as people are still making that choice.