According to a survey conducted in the United States in 2021, 5.9 percent of adults reported they experienced unfair treatment in health care settings in the past 12 months due to their income level and public health insurance coverage. Overall, adults with private health insurance coverage in the U.S. were the least likely to report that they had experienced unfair treatment in health care settings. This statistic illustrates the reasons and the health coverage of adults that experienced unfair treatment in health care settings in the U.S. in 2021.
Share of adults who experienced unfair treatment in a health care setting in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2021, by reason and insurance type
Characteristic
Health insurance and one or more other reasons
Health insurance and income level
Health insurance and a disability or health condition
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Urban Institute. (September 19, 2022). Share of adults who experienced unfair treatment in a health care setting in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2021, by reason and insurance type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337993/reasons-for-unfair-treatment-in-health-care-settings-in-the-us/
Urban Institute. "Share of adults who experienced unfair treatment in a health care setting in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2021, by reason and insurance type." Chart. September 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337993/reasons-for-unfair-treatment-in-health-care-settings-in-the-us/
Urban Institute. (2022). Share of adults who experienced unfair treatment in a health care setting in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2021, by reason and insurance type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337993/reasons-for-unfair-treatment-in-health-care-settings-in-the-us/
Urban Institute. "Share of Adults Who Experienced Unfair Treatment in a Health Care Setting in The past 12 Months in The U.S. in 2021, by Reason and Insurance Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337993/reasons-for-unfair-treatment-in-health-care-settings-in-the-us/
Urban Institute, Share of adults who experienced unfair treatment in a health care setting in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2021, by reason and insurance type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337993/reasons-for-unfair-treatment-in-health-care-settings-in-the-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of adults who experienced unfair treatment in a health care setting in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2021, by reason and insurance type [Graph], Urban Institute, September 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337993/reasons-for-unfair-treatment-in-health-care-settings-in-the-us/
