Actions taken by insured and uninsured to pay medical bills in U.S. 2015

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 5, 2016
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

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Release date

January 2016

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 28 to September 28, 2015

Number of respondents

1,204 respondents

Age group

18-64 years

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

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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