Catastrophic costs for hospitalization expenses common among uninsured heart and stroke patients
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

The majority of patients without health insurance who were hospitalized for heart attack, stroke or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery experienced catastrophic healthcare expenses before passage of the Affordable Care Act, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association`s Scientific Sessions 2017, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians.