Publication Date
Summer 8-18-2022
Summary
In 2020, healthcare expenditures averaged $12,530 per person, up 9.7% from 2019. In 2018, 19% of U.S. households had medical debt with $2,000 being the median amount owed. Over half of adults between 18 to 64 years of age are estimated to experience some form of medical financial hardship including medical bills or debt, stress about medical bills, and delaying or forgoing treatment specifically due to cost. In a 2022 survey of 140 Medicaid and Marketplace members by researchers from the Social Policy Institute (SPI) and the Centene Center of Health Transformation, one-third of respondents reported having unpaid medical bills. This brief is a summary of our findings and policy recommendations.
Document Type
Research Brief
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7936/4aqc-0n50
Keywords
healthcare, health care, health, Medicaid, marketplace, Centene, medical debt
Recommended Citation
Muñoz-Rivera, Alejandra, "Combatting Rising Healthcare Costs for Healthier Adults" (2022). Social Policy Institute Research. 64.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/spi_research/64
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