As of 2023, ** percent of U.S. adults covered by their employer's health insurance had medical, dental, or healthcare debt they were paying off over time. Comparatively, ** percent of those covered by Medicaid programs had medical bills or debt issues in 2023.
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Commonwealth Fund. (July 26, 2023). Percentage of U.S. adults that owed medical debt in 2023, by insurance type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040005/medical-debt-owed-us-by-insurance-type/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percentage of U.S. adults that owed medical debt in 2023, by insurance type*." Chart. July 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040005/medical-debt-owed-us-by-insurance-type/
Commonwealth Fund. (2023). Percentage of U.S. adults that owed medical debt in 2023, by insurance type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040005/medical-debt-owed-us-by-insurance-type/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Owed Medical Debt in 2023, by Insurance Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040005/medical-debt-owed-us-by-insurance-type/
Commonwealth Fund, Percentage of U.S. adults that owed medical debt in 2023, by insurance type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040005/medical-debt-owed-us-by-insurance-type/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults that owed medical debt in 2023, by insurance type* [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, July 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040005/medical-debt-owed-us-by-insurance-type/
