This survey shows the percentage of insured and uninsured people having difficulty paying other bills and for basic needs due to medical bills in the United States in 2015. It was found that 62 percent of both insured and uninsured people who had problems paying medical bills in the past 12 months also had difficulty paying other bills (besides basic necessity) as a result of those medical bills.
Percentage of insured and uninsured U.S. people having difficulty paying bills and basic needs due to medical debt in 2015*
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Percentage of insured and uninsured U.S. people having difficulty paying bills and basic needs due to medical debt in 2015*
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* This survey included adults ages 18-64 who report that they or someone in their household had problems paying or an inability to pay medical bills in the previous 12 months.
Among those who had problems paying medical bills in the past 12 months: Percent who say they have experienced any of the following in the past 12 months as a result of these medical bills.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (January 5, 2016). Percentage of insured and uninsured U.S. people having difficulty paying bills and basic needs due to medical debt in 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/619146/difficulty-in-paying-other-bills-and-basic-needs-due-to-medical-bills-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of insured and uninsured U.S. people having difficulty paying bills and basic needs due to medical debt in 2015*." Chart. January 5, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619146/difficulty-in-paying-other-bills-and-basic-needs-due-to-medical-bills-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2016). Percentage of insured and uninsured U.S. people having difficulty paying bills and basic needs due to medical debt in 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619146/difficulty-in-paying-other-bills-and-basic-needs-due-to-medical-bills-in-us/
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