As of March 2022, 24 percent of people surveyed in the United States reported they currently have debts due to medical or dental bills that are overdue or that they are unable to pay. Overall, 41 percent of Americans surveyed currently had some form of health care debt due to bills for their own medical care or someone else's care.
Share of debts currently owed due to medical or dental bills in the U.S. as of March 2022
Original question wording in the source: Please think about any money you currently owe or debt you have due to medical or dental bills. This may include bills for your own medical or dental care or someone else’s care, such as a child, spouse, or parent. Do you currently have….
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (June 16, 2022). Share of debts currently owed due to medical or dental bills in the U.S. as of March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329342/health-care-debt-type-owed-by-people-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Share of debts currently owed due to medical or dental bills in the U.S. as of March 2022." Chart. June 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329342/health-care-debt-type-owed-by-people-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Share of debts currently owed due to medical or dental bills in the U.S. as of March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329342/health-care-debt-type-owed-by-people-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Share of Debts Currently Owed Due to Medical or Dental Bills in The U.S. as of March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329342/health-care-debt-type-owed-by-people-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Share of debts currently owed due to medical or dental bills in the U.S. as of March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329342/health-care-debt-type-owed-by-people-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of debts currently owed due to medical or dental bills in the U.S. as of March 2022 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, June 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329342/health-care-debt-type-owed-by-people-in-the-us/
