This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by previous experience. As of October 2019, 82 percent of adults who have already received an unexpected medical bill in the past indicated feeling worried about receiving unforeseen medical bills that would be difficult to pay.
Percentage of U.S. Americans who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by previous experience
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Received a surprise bill
82%
Has not recieved a surprise bill
39%
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Families USA. (November 12, 2019). Percentage of U.S. Americans who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by previous experience [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087617/percentage-of-us-voters-worried-about-receiving-medical-bill-by-experience/
Families USA. "Percentage of U.S. Americans who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by previous experience." Chart. November 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087617/percentage-of-us-voters-worried-about-receiving-medical-bill-by-experience/
Families USA. (2019). Percentage of U.S. Americans who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by previous experience. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087617/percentage-of-us-voters-worried-about-receiving-medical-bill-by-experience/
Families USA. "Percentage of U.S. Americans Who Were Worried about Receiving a Surprise Hard-to-pay Medical Bill as of 2019, by Previous Experience." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087617/percentage-of-us-voters-worried-about-receiving-medical-bill-by-experience/
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Percentage of U.S. Americans who were worried about receiving a surprise hard-to-pay medical bill as of 2019, by previous experience [Graph], Families USA, November 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087617/percentage-of-us-voters-worried-about-receiving-medical-bill-by-experience/
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