This graph shows the percentage of adult U.S. respondents who reported having problems paying medical bills over the past year, according to a survey conducted in August-September 2015, by bill type. Among respondents who reported having problems paying medical bills in the past year, 61 percent said they had problems paying emergency room bills.
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by bill type
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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 bill type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/599191/problems-paying-medical-bills-by-bill-type/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. adults who reported trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by bill type." Chart. January 5, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/599191/problems-paying-medical-bills-by-bill-type/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2016). Percentage of U.S. adults who reported trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by bill type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/599191/problems-paying-medical-bills-by-bill-type/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Reported Trouble Paying Medical Bills in The past Year as of 2015, by Bill Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/599191/problems-paying-medical-bills-by-bill-type/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. adults who reported trouble paying medical bills in the past year as of 2015, by bill type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/599191/problems-paying-medical-bills-by-bill-type/ (last visited May 26, 2020)
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