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QuickStats: Percentage of Persons in Families Having Problems Paying Medical Bills in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2011–2017
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April 12 2019
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 68(14):334Series: QuickStats
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:From 2011 to 2017, the overall percentage of persons who were in U.S. families having problems paying medical bills in the past 12 months decreased from 19.7% to 14.6%. Similar trends were observed for all age groups, with a decrease from 23.2% to 16.8% for children aged <18 years, from 20.6% to 15.5% for adults aged 18–64 years, and from 8.9% to 7.7% for those aged ≥65 years.
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2011–2017 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
Reported by: Emily P. Terlizzi, MPH, Amy E. Cha, PhD; Robin A. Cohen, PhD.
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Pubmed ID:30973848
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6459579
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