Insurance coverage is an important issue in the U.S. at this time. Repealing the Affordable Care Act will not only impact insurance coverage but also how much medical debt people will accumulate. As of 2018, 10 percent of people covered by their employer's health insurance had medical debt of 10,000 U.S. dollars or greater. Comparatively, 17 percent of those covered by Medicaid programs had medical debts of 10,000 U.S. dollars or greater.
Percentage of U.S. adults that owed select amounts of medical debt in 2018, by insurance type*
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Commonwealth Fund. (February 6, 2019). Percentage of U.S. adults that owed select amounts of medical debt in 2018, by insurance type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040005/medical-debt-owed-us-by-insurance-type/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percentage of U.S. adults that owed select amounts of medical debt in 2018, by insurance type*." Chart. February 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040005/medical-debt-owed-us-by-insurance-type/
Commonwealth Fund. (2019). Percentage of U.S. adults that owed select amounts of medical debt in 2018, by insurance type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040005/medical-debt-owed-us-by-insurance-type/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Owed Select Amounts of Medical Debt in 2018, by Insurance Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040005/medical-debt-owed-us-by-insurance-type/
Commonwealth Fund, Percentage of U.S. adults that owed select amounts of medical debt in 2018, by insurance type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040005/medical-debt-owed-us-by-insurance-type/ (last visited August 17, 2022)
