Health insurance doesn’t necessarily protect patients from medical debt: A survey from the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network published Thursday found that almost all cancer patients burdened with debt also had insurance coverage.

The findings underscore the exorbitant cost of cancer care in the United States.

The results were based on survey responses taken from nearly 1,300 cancer patients and survivors from March 18 through April 14. 

Overall, 47% of patients reported medical…