This statistics shows the percentage of insured and uninsured people taking various actions to pay medical bills in the United States in 2015. It was found that 77 percent of insured respondents and 64 percent of unisured respondents who had trouble paying medical bills in the past twelve months put off vacations or other major household purchases in order to pay their medical bills.
Percentage of insured and uninsured people taking various actions to pay medical bills in the U.S. in 2015
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.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (January 5, 2016). Percentage of insured and uninsured people taking various actions to pay medical bills in the U.S. in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/619062/actions-taken-by-insured-and-uninsured-to-pay-medical-bills-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of insured and uninsured people taking various actions to pay medical bills in the U.S. in 2015." Chart. January 5, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619062/actions-taken-by-insured-and-uninsured-to-pay-medical-bills-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2016). Percentage of insured and uninsured people taking various actions to pay medical bills in the U.S. in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619062/actions-taken-by-insured-and-uninsured-to-pay-medical-bills-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Insured and Uninsured People Taking Various Actions to Pay Medical Bills in The U.S. in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619062/actions-taken-by-insured-and-uninsured-to-pay-medical-bills-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of insured and uninsured people taking various actions to pay medical bills in the U.S. in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619062/actions-taken-by-insured-and-uninsured-to-pay-medical-bills-in-us/ (last visited March 28, 2020)
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