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Medical debt affects forty percent of Maine families, and for many of those it's over five thousand dollars.

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Rick Bennett, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (Maine Public)

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Why we checked itSpecific figure of 40% of Maine families affected by medical debt, with a threshold of $5,000 — verifiable against Maine health or financial data.
What we foundThe 40% figure is well-supported, but 'many' carrying over $5,000 overstates the proportion, which surveys consistently place at one in four to one in three of those with debt.
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