Highlights
- •Two-thirds of people with CF in the United States experience debt, food insecurity, or housing issues
- •People with CF at lower income levels are at higher risk of financial burden
- •High rates of financial burden exist despite low rates of uninsurance.
- •People covered by Medicare and Medicaid (known as dual-eligibles) are especially vulnerable to financial burdens.
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