Two in Three Americans Apprehensive About Medical Bills

A survey carried out by the Kaiser Family Foundation has revealed that Americans are very apprehensive when it comes to paying their medical bills. In total, a massive 40 percent of Americans are very worried about not being able to pay for medical treatment in the event of a serious illness or accident.

Somewhat unsurprisingly, this figure rises substantially in the case of uninsured Americans – standing at 67 percent. A large portion of the insured population, some 34 percent, is also very worried about paying medical bills.

A mere 9 percent of uninsured people felt they were not at all worried, while 16 percent of the insured population shared the same view. Among the entire American public, 15 percent felt they were not at all worried about paying their medical bills in the case of a serious accident or illness.

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This chart shows the response to the question “are you worried about not being able to pay medical bills in the case of serious illness/accident?”

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