This graph shows the percentage of U.S. respondents who reported having problems paying medical bills in the past year, according to a survey conducted in August-September 28, 2015, by event type. Among respondents who reported having problems paying medical bills in the past year, 66 percent said such bills were for one-time or short-term medical expenses, such as a single hospital stay or treatment for an accident.
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by event type
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Bills for a one-time or short-term medical expense, such as a single hospital stay or treatment for an accident
66%
Bills that have built up over time, such as treatment for a chronic illness like diabetes or cancer
Original question: Among those who had problems paying household medical bills in the past 12 months: "Which of the following comes closer to describing the medical bills you’ve had problems paying?"
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (January 5, 2016). Percentage of U.S. adults who reported trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by event type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/599152/problems-paying-medical-bills-one-time-events-chronic-illness/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. adults who reported trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by event type." Chart. January 5, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/599152/problems-paying-medical-bills-one-time-events-chronic-illness/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2016). Percentage of U.S. adults who reported trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by event type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/599152/problems-paying-medical-bills-one-time-events-chronic-illness/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Reported Trouble Paying Medical Bills in The past Year as of 2015, by Event Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/599152/problems-paying-medical-bills-one-time-events-chronic-illness/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. adults who reported trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by event type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/599152/problems-paying-medical-bills-one-time-events-chronic-illness/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by event type [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, January 5, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/599152/problems-paying-medical-bills-one-time-events-chronic-illness/
