The number of Americans in families who struggled to pay medical bills decreased from 14 percent in 2019 to 10.8 percent in 2021, CDC data show. That amounts to 10.5 million fewer people struggling to pay the bills in 2021.
Many Americans also skipped preventive and elective health care appointments and hospital emergency department visits in the early phases of the pandemic, for fear of catching COVID-19. This dropoff in health care utilization could have contributed to the decrease in struggles reported.in the South and in lower-income communities.
Among older adults, those with private coverage were less likely than those with Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare to report problems. Men were also less likely than women to have problems paying medical bills in 2021, and Black Americans were more likely to report struggles than Hispanic, white and Asian individuals.
“Despite the decreasing trend in the percentage of people with problems paying medical bills, the burden associated with unpaid medical bills remains a public health concern,” report authors concluded.
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