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Commonwealth Fund: 1 in 3 Insured Americans Carry Medical Debt

Survey finds medical debt creates barriers to future care

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Once people experience medical debt, they often hesitate to seek out more medical care, which can lead to higher overall expenses as they end up needing emergency services instead of preventative care. Focus group participants also expressed significant fear about credit score damage from medical debt.

Survey finds medical debt creates barriers to future care
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“There is a huge fear among people in our focus groups of having their credit scores ruined by medical debt.”

Sara R. Collins, Commonwealth Fund

Sara R. Collins Senior scholar, Commonwealth Fund; lead author of surveyCommonwealth Fund Nonpartisan health policy research organization

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