In March 2022, among those with health care debt, 64 percent reported that they had put off or postponed getting health care they needed, and nearly half the respondents did not get a medical test or treatment that was recommended by a doctor. This statistic illustrates the various health care debt-related barriers to accessing care encountered by adults 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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Kaiser Family Foundation, & Peterson Center on Healthcare. (January 30, 2023). Share of adults with health care debt and health care debt-related barriers to accessing care in the U.S. in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375984/health-care-debt-related-barriers-to-accessing-care-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, und Peterson Center on Healthcare. "Share of adults with health care debt and health care debt-related barriers to accessing care in the U.S. in 2022." Chart. January 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375984/health-care-debt-related-barriers-to-accessing-care-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Peterson Center on Healthcare. (2023). Share of adults with health care debt and health care debt-related barriers to accessing care in the U.S. in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375984/health-care-debt-related-barriers-to-accessing-care-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, and Peterson Center on Healthcare. "Share of Adults with Health Care Debt and Health Care Debt-related Barriers to Accessing Care in The U.S. in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375984/health-care-debt-related-barriers-to-accessing-care-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation & Peterson Center on Healthcare, Share of adults with health care debt and health care debt-related barriers to accessing care in the U.S. in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375984/health-care-debt-related-barriers-to-accessing-care-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of adults with health care debt and health care debt-related barriers to accessing care in the U.S. in 2022 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, & Peterson Center on Healthcare, January 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375984/health-care-debt-related-barriers-to-accessing-care-in-the-us/