Half of US adults struggle to afford health care costs, poll reveals
A new poll from KFF found that about half of U.S. adults say it is difficult to afford health care costs. Americans owe a total of $220 billion in medical debt, with 24% of adults with health care debt experiencing housing instability the following year.
About half of U.S. adults struggle to afford health care costs, according to a new poll from KFF. Americans owe $220 billion in medical debt. A study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that 24% of adults with health care debt experienced housing instability the following year. Victoria Gonzales, a Fort Wayne mother, accumulated $26,000 in medical bills after her baby spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit. Experts cite rising medical costs, inadequate health insurance, and high-deductible plans as reasons for the increasing burden of medical debt. Money Management International, a national nonprofit, is working with Gonzales to tackle her debt.
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