Medical debt now outweighs all other personal debt in U.S. Those in Medicaid non-expansion states are hit the hardest

Although Americans’ overall medical debts have decreased in the decade since the Great Recession, medical bills now outweigh all other sources of debt combined as the largest contributor to personal debt in the U.S.
Based on a sample of debt listings reported to a single credit bureau between 2009-2020, researchers found average medical debt to be highest among those living in the South and in lower-income communities, according to a new study published in JAMA .

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2021-07-21 14:36:00