As of June 2022, over a quarter of adults with past-due medical bills in the United States owed five thousand U.S. dollars or more in medical debt to hospitals. In contrast, 67.4 percent of adults with past-due medical debt, owed one thousand U.S. dollars or less to non-hospital providers. In general, Americans who had outstanding bills with hospitals were more likely to have a higher amount of medical debt compared to those who only had past-due medical debt from non-hospital providers.
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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Urban Institute. (March 16, 2023). Distribution of amount of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. as of June 2022, by source of debt [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446541/amount-of-past-due-medical-debt-by-source-in-the-us/
Urban Institute. "Distribution of amount of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. as of June 2022, by source of debt." Chart. March 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446541/amount-of-past-due-medical-debt-by-source-in-the-us/
Urban Institute. (2023). Distribution of amount of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. as of June 2022, by source of debt. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446541/amount-of-past-due-medical-debt-by-source-in-the-us/
Urban Institute. "Distribution of Amount of Past-due Medical Debt among Adults in The U.S. as of June 2022, by Source of Debt." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446541/amount-of-past-due-medical-debt-by-source-in-the-us/
Urban Institute, Distribution of amount of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. as of June 2022, by source of debt Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446541/amount-of-past-due-medical-debt-by-source-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of amount of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. as of June 2022, by source of debt [Graph], Urban Institute, March 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446541/amount-of-past-due-medical-debt-by-source-in-the-us/
