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Medical debt in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts
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- Percentage of U.S. adults who never had medical debt
- 40%
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Percentage of U.S. adults with medical debt as of 2021
- Leading source of medical debt
- Lab fees or diagnostic tests
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Sources of medical debt among U.S. adults as of 2022
- Share of adults who owed a past-due medical debt to a hospital
- 27.9%
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Sources of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. in 2022
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Share of aggregate total medical debt in the U.S. 2023, by amount owed
- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. adults with medical debt as of 2021
- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. adults with medical debt as of 2021, by generation
- Premium Statistic Sources of medical debt among U.S. adults as of 2022
Overview
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Share of aggregate total medical debt in the U.S. 2023, by amount owed
Share of aggregate total medical debt in the U.S. 2023, by amount owed
Share of aggregate total medical debt in the United States in 2023, by amount owed
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Percentage of U.S. adults with medical debt as of 2021
Percentage of U.S. adults with medical debt as of 2021
Percentage of adults in the United States with medical-related debt as of 2021
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Percentage of U.S. adults with medical debt as of 2021, by generation
Percentage of U.S. adults with medical debt as of 2021, by generation
Percentage of adults in the United States with medical debt as of 2021, by generation
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Sources of medical debt among U.S. adults as of 2022
Sources of medical debt among U.S. adults as of 2022
Percentage of adults in the United States with medical debt who stated their medical debt came from select sources as of 2022
Medical debt demography
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- Basic Statistic Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by income
- Premium Statistic Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic People who currently have or had in the past health care debt in the U.S. in 2022
- Premium Statistic People who currently have or had in the past health care debt in the U.S. 2022
Medical debt demography
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Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by gender
Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by gender
Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by gender
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Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by ethnicity
Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by ethnicity
Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by ethnicity
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Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by income
Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by income
Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by income
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Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by region
Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by region
Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by region
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People who currently have or had in the past health care debt in the U.S. in 2022
People who currently have or had in the past health care debt in the U.S. in 2022
Share of people who currently have or had in the past health care debt in the United States as March 2022, by characteristic
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People who currently have or had in the past health care debt in the U.S. 2022
People who currently have or had in the past health care debt in the U.S. 2022
Share who currently have or had in the past five years health care debt in the United States as of March 2022, by ethnicity
Medical debt and health coverage
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- Premium Statistic Medical debt owed by U.S. adults in 2023, by insurance type
- Premium Statistic Medical bill or debt problem among U.S. adults in 2022, by insurance coverage
- Premium Statistic Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by insurance status
- Premium Statistic Medical debt owed by U.S. adults in 2022, by insurance coverage
Medical debt and health coverage
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Medical debt owed by U.S. adults in 2023, by insurance type
Medical debt owed by U.S. adults in 2023, by insurance type
Percentage of U.S. adults that owed medical debt in 2023, by insurance type*
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Medical bill or debt problem among U.S. adults in 2022, by insurance coverage
Medical bill or debt problem among U.S. adults in 2022, by insurance coverage
Percentage of U.S. adults who had a medical bill or debt problem in 2022, by insurance coverage
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Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by insurance status
Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by insurance status
Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by insurance status
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Medical debt owed by U.S. adults in 2022, by insurance coverage
Medical debt owed by U.S. adults in 2022, by insurance coverage
Percentage of U.S. adults that owed select amounts of medical debt in 2022, by insurance coverage
Medical debt hardships
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- Premium Statistic Share of healthcare debt-related barriers to accessing care in the U.S. in 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. adults concerned that a health event could lead to bankruptcy 2019-2020, by age
- Premium Statistic Types of hardships people with health care debt endured in the U.S. in 2023
- Basic Statistic Problem paying medical bills in select high-income countries 2020 by income
- Basic Statistic US knowledge of deaths due to inability to pay for medical treatment in 2019, by race
- Basic Statistic Sacrifices in order to pay medical bills among U.S. workers with ESI in 2018
Medical debt hardships
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Share of healthcare debt-related barriers to accessing care in the U.S. in 2022
Share of healthcare debt-related barriers to accessing care in the U.S. in 2022
Share of adults with health care debt and health care debt-related barriers to accessing care in the U.S. in 2022
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U.S. adults concerned that a health event could lead to bankruptcy 2019-2020, by age
U.S. adults concerned that a health event could lead to bankruptcy 2019-2020, by age
Share of adults in the United States who were extremely concerned or concerned that a major health event in their household could lead to bankruptcy in 2019 and 2020, by age
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Types of hardships people with health care debt endured in the U.S. in 2023
Types of hardships people with health care debt endured in the U.S. in 2023
Share of hardships and sacrifices people with health care debt have experienced when repaying debt in the United States as of 2023
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Problem paying medical bills in select high-income countries 2020 by income
Problem paying medical bills in select high-income countries 2020 by income
Share of adults who had problems paying medical bills in past year among select high-income countries in 2020, by income level
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US knowledge of deaths due to inability to pay for medical treatment in 2019, by race
US knowledge of deaths due to inability to pay for medical treatment in 2019, by race
Knowledge of deaths due to inability to pay for medical treatment in the past five years in the U.S. as of 2019, by race
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Sacrifices in order to pay medical bills among U.S. workers with ESI in 2018
Sacrifices in order to pay medical bills among U.S. workers with ESI in 2018
Percentage of workers with employer-sponsored health insurance in the U.S. who reported select sacrifices or compensation strategies to pay health care costs as of 2018
Ability to repay medical debt
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- Premium Statistic Type of debts currently owed due to medical bills in the U.S. in 2022
- Premium Statistic Time expected to take to pay off medical debt in the U.S. in 2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who had successfully negotiated their medical debt as of 2021
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults unable to repay medical debt within the next year, 2020, by race
- Basic Statistic U.S. adults unable to repay medical debt within the next year, 2020, by income
Ability to repay medical debt
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Type of debts currently owed due to medical bills in the U.S. in 2022
Type of debts currently owed due to medical bills in the U.S. in 2022
Share of debts currently owed due to medical or dental bills in the U.S. as of March 2022
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Time expected to take to pay off medical debt in the U.S. in 2022, by ethnicity
Time expected to take to pay off medical debt in the U.S. in 2022, by ethnicity
When do you expect you will pay off your medical debt?
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Share of U.S. adults who had successfully negotiated their medical debt as of 2021
Share of U.S. adults who had successfully negotiated their medical debt as of 2021
Percentage of adults in the United States with medical debt who had successfully negotiated their medical debt as of 2021
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Share of U.S. adults unable to repay medical debt within the next year, 2020, by race
Share of U.S. adults unable to repay medical debt within the next year, 2020, by race
Share of U.S. adults who stated they or someone in their household currently had medical debt they will be unable to repay in the next 12 months as of 2020, by race
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U.S. adults unable to repay medical debt within the next year, 2020, by income
U.S. adults unable to repay medical debt within the next year, 2020, by income
Share of U.S. adults who stated they or someone in their household currently had medical debt they will be unable to repay in the next 12 months as of 2020, by income
Past-due medical debt
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- Premium Statistic Amount of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. in 2022, by source of debt
- Premium Statistic Adults with past-due medical debt in the United States in 2022, by poverty level
- Premium Statistic Sources of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. in 2022
- Premium Statistic Types of measures hospitals took to recover medical debt from American adults in 2022
Past-due medical debt
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Amount of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. in 2022, by source of debt
Amount of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. in 2022, by source of debt
Distribution of amount of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. as of June 2022, by source of debt
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Adults with past-due medical debt in the United States in 2022, by poverty level
Adults with past-due medical debt in the United States in 2022, by poverty level
Share of adults with past-due medical debt in the U.S. as of June 2022, by family income as a percentage of federal poverty level (FPL)
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Sources of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. in 2022
Sources of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. in 2022
Distribution of sources of past-due medical debt among American adults, as of June 2022
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Types of measures hospitals took to recover medical debt from American adults in 2022
Types of measures hospitals took to recover medical debt from American adults in 2022
Share of measures hospitals took to recover payment for past-due medical bills from adults in the U.S. in June 2022
Unexpected and unaffordable costs
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- Premium Statistic Type of health services that led to surprise bills in the U.S. in 2022
- Basic Statistic Share of US adults who received surprise medical bill since January 2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic U.S. adults who have received surprise medical bill since January 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of Americans received a surprise medical bill in U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Share of US adults who received out-of-network surprise medical bill 2022, by income
Unexpected and unaffordable costs
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Type of health services that led to surprise bills in the U.S. in 2022
Type of health services that led to surprise bills in the U.S. in 2022
Share of U.S. Americans who have received a surprise medical bill since January 2022, by type of health service
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Share of US adults who received surprise medical bill since January 2022, by gender
Share of US adults who received surprise medical bill since January 2022, by gender
Percentage of U.S. Americans who have received a surprise or unexpected medical bills since January 2022, by gender
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U.S. adults who have received surprise medical bill since January 2022, by age
U.S. adults who have received surprise medical bill since January 2022, by age
Share of U.S. American adults who have received a surprise or unexpected medical bills since January 2022, by age
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Share of Americans received a surprise medical bill in U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
Share of Americans received a surprise medical bill in U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
Percentage of U.S. Americans who received a surprise out-of-network medical bill since January 2022, by ethnicity
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Share of US adults who received out-of-network surprise medical bill 2022, by income
Share of US adults who received out-of-network surprise medical bill 2022, by income
Percentage of U.S. Americans who have received a surprise out-of-network medical bill since January 2022, by family income
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