According to a survey done in July 2023, nearly four in ten Americans with public insurance reported that they had difficulty paying household bills (including electric/heating) due to medical debt. Americans without insurance and those with public health insurance were more likely to have difficulty affording living expenses due to medical debt, compared to those with private health insurance. This statistic depicts the share of Americans who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in 2023, by insurance status.
Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023, by insurance status
Americans paying off medical, dental, or other health care debt over time
Method of interview
Telephone interviews and online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question provided in the source: “Have health care costs made it harder for you and your family members to pay for any of the following living expenses?”
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Commonwealth Fund. (October 26, 2023). Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023, by insurance status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446864/living-costs-unaffordable-due-to-medical-debt-by-insurance-status-in-the-us/
Commonwealth Fund. "Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023, by insurance status." Chart. October 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446864/living-costs-unaffordable-due-to-medical-debt-by-insurance-status-in-the-us/
Commonwealth Fund. (2023). Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023, by insurance status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446864/living-costs-unaffordable-due-to-medical-debt-by-insurance-status-in-the-us/
Commonwealth Fund. "Share of Adults Who Experienced Hardships in Affording Selected Living Expenses Due to Medical Debt in The U.S. in 2023, by Insurance Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446864/living-costs-unaffordable-due-to-medical-debt-by-insurance-status-in-the-us/
Commonwealth Fund, Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023, by insurance status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446864/living-costs-unaffordable-due-to-medical-debt-by-insurance-status-in-the-us/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Share of adults who experienced hardships in affording selected living expenses due to medical debt in the U.S. in 2023, by insurance status [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446864/living-costs-unaffordable-due-to-medical-debt-by-insurance-status-in-the-us/
