This graph shows the percentage of U.S. respondents who reported having problems paying medical bills in the past year, as of September 28, 2015, by characteristic. It was found that 26 percent of respondents reported having problems paying medical bills in the last year, with 53 percent of those having no health insurance.
Percentage of U.S. adults reporting trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by characteristic
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (January 5, 2016). Percentage of U.S. adults reporting trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by characteristic [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/598592/problems-paying-medical-bills-characteristic/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. adults reporting trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by characteristic." Chart. January 5, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/598592/problems-paying-medical-bills-characteristic/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2016). Percentage of U.S. adults reporting trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by characteristic. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/598592/problems-paying-medical-bills-characteristic/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Reporting Trouble Paying Medical Bills in The past Year as of 2015, by Characteristic." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/598592/problems-paying-medical-bills-characteristic/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. adults reporting trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by characteristic Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/598592/problems-paying-medical-bills-characteristic/ (last visited June 30, 2022)