J Gen Intern Med August 2019 PMID 31044413

Prevalence and Correlates of Medical Financial Hardship in the USA.

K Robin Yabroff, Jingxuan Zhao, Xuesong Han, Zhiyuan Zheng

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Various discussions highlight the staggering number of adults affected by medical financial hardship, with statements like '137 million Americans face hardship paying for medical care' providing a stark numerical representation. Phrases such as 'That's nearly two-thirds of ALL Americans over 18' and references to life-altering financial decisions emphasize the gravity of the situation. The tone varies from concerned to urgent, reflecting the pressing need for healthcare reform, especially with mentions of 'Medicare for All.'

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Abstract in brief

  • A significant number of adults in the U.S., particularly aged 18-64, experience medical financial hardship, with about 13.71 million reporting hardships related to medical expenses, debt, and forgoing care due to cost.
  • Younger adults faced higher rates of material, psychological, and behavioral hardships, with those uninsured experiencing the most severe difficulties.
  • Factors such as lower educational attainment and health conditions are strongly linked to the intensity of financial hardships across both age groups, highlighting a critical issue in U.S. healthcare access and affordability.

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Physicians for a National Health Program
@PNHP · X

New @JournalGIM study finds that 137M U.S. adults face medical financial hardship. We need improved #MedicareForAll, funded by progressive taxes, to replace our current financing system of premiums, deductibles, taxes, cash, and perpetual debt. https://t.co/IQUnx8Yjmx

May 3, 2019 · 17 likes · 11 shares · 15,978 followers View post →
ACSNews
@ACSNews · X

Medical Costs Create Hardships for More than Half of Americans https://t.co/x7ZBcQHQpT study: https://t.co/KMTwwICWsz

May 2, 2019 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 163,241 followers View post →
ACSNews
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Springer has shared an open access link to the entire article: Medical Costs Create Hardships for More than Half of Americans https://t.co/2b6DVDE5n5 https://t.co/4CH7RxNZs3

May 2, 2019 · 4 likes · 1 share · 163,241 followers View post →
Wendell Potter
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(3/6) Medical debt has lasting effects. It leads to food and housing insecurity, delayed healthcare, and worsening health conditions. The National Health Interview Survey highlights the toll medical debt take on folks' well-being: https://t.co/lPVcfSLZ2J

Aug 7, 2023 · 3 likes · 65,016 followers View post →
Jeff Novick
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Prevalence and Correlates of Medical Financial Hardship in the USA -“Medical financial hardship is common in the USA, especially in adults aged 18–64 years and those without health insurance coverage.” https://t.co/rCoGwnUlAq

Jun 14, 2019 · 2 likes · 6,280 followers View post →
David Sampson
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Springer has shared an open access link to the entire article: Medical Costs Create Hardships for More than Half of Americans https://t.co/qd2Eh22Z6s https://t.co/vGxqsdnFLB

May 2, 2019 · 2 likes · 3,252 followers View post →

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Wendell Potter
@wendellpotter · X

(3/6) Medical debt has lasting effects. It leads to food and housing insecurity, delayed healthcare, and worsening health conditions. The National Health Interview Survey highlights the toll medical debt take on folks' well-being: https://t.co/lPVcfSLZ2J

Aug 7, 2023 · 3 likes · 65,016 followers View post →
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EMOT-ECON Research Network
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Published in @JournalGIM: @DrRobinYabroff & team report “roughly 137 million people in the US experience medical financial hardship, as measured in material, psychosocial, and behavioral domains.” @SocietyGIM #economicburden #healthcare https://t.co/MQWeFxl9RA https://t.co/TBKU1TgyDN

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Andrew Goldstein
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Roughly 137 million American adults faced financial hardship due to medical costs this year. That's nearly two-thirds of ALL Americans over 18. Many of them liquidated things that would be unthinkable for some of us - house, savings, etc - to pay it. https://t.co/8TtzcN6o5f

Dec 27, 2020 · 1 like · 2,945 followers View post →
TechnikFreak
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@idehaza @Felizitas1986 @BVG_Kampagne Gebe ich dir Recht, das hat niemand von uns. Aber Trump hat es nicht einfach nur unterschätzt, er hat es klar geleugnet, vom chinesischen Virus gesprochen etc. U.a. der Virologe hat oft genug den ernst der Lage klar gemacht. https://t.co/NCP745Ashc

Nov 3, 2020 · 24 followers View post →
Jonathan Demarest
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@TylerKo12914710 @CNN 4. The exact numbers differ, but generally most studies agree that a significant number of Americans struggle with medical expenses. Here’s one relevant study https://t.co/HYnvvNpyo1

Oct 13, 2020 · 115 followers View post →
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rv
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@BreeColorado @realDonaldTrump Over 130 million adults (more than every third american) have had financial hardship with medical debt in 2019. https://t.co/rsJUwxi4xA

Oct 6, 2020 · 2,897 followers View post →
rv
@harmorizha · X

@Vicvic952 @PTIMPK @realDonaldTrump In 2019, over 130 million americans faced financial hardship because of medical bills, this study shows https://t.co/WQZoq7txHm Over 27.5 million americans are not covered by any insurance whatsoever. 66.5% of bankruptcies in america were filed because of medical bills.

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Sebi
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Die Situation in der USA beschreibt gut wieso es jetzt wichtig ist sich an die Vorschriften der Regierung zu halten und zuhause zu bleiben. #StayAtHome https://t.co/CsqWG5hwxb

Apr 13, 2020 · 1 like · 51 followers View post →
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Corona: Warum die USA überrollt werden https://t.co/mZgUJ2MPKq via @YouTube

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Corona: Warum die USA überrollt werden https://t.co/gQBDNsyhAm via @YouTube

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Gucken!!! Jetzt!!! https://t.co/bojW2IXl3H

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Apr 12, 2020 · 1 like · 933 followers View post →
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@denkhaltmalnach · X

@ImmobilienUSA @Murphy20151 @derspiegel Puh, da bin ich beruhigt - habe mich schon von solch seltsamen Fachartikeln leiten lassen ... https://t.co/qAtBcVJLex

Apr 1, 2020 · 82 followers View post →
HealthCareFrugality
@HFrugality · X

41.7% of Americans reported some kind of medical financial hardship within the last year. Link in bio how you can reduce unnecessary healthcare costs. Source: https://t.co/gQDPe1XIAo

Jan 29, 2020 · 7 followers View post →
Vijay Limaye, PhD
@vlimaye · X

@NRDC @UCSF @AguGeohealth @theAGU @UCSFNurse @CDC_EPHTracking @CDCEnvironment @NOAA @EPA @AHRQNews Health costs are enormously burdensome. In 2015-17, 56% of U.S. adults reported some kind of medical financial hardship: trouble paying medical bills, worry about health costs, and/or delaying or foregoing treatment because of costs: https://t.co/MgpOH4LDLX (10/16)

Sep 18, 2019 · 1,929 followers View post →
hkeybsg
@hkeybsg · X

137 million - that's the number of adults who reported medical financial hardship in one year! With National Improved #MedicareForAll, that number would be 0. #PresidentialDebate https://t.co/TKFXzPzU2E

Jun 26, 2019 · 2,376 followers View post →
Jeff Novick
@JNovickRD · X

Prevalence and Correlates of Medical Financial Hardship in the USA -“Medical financial hardship is common in the USA, especially in adults aged 18–64 years and those without health insurance coverage.” https://t.co/rCoGwnUlAq

Jun 14, 2019 · 2 likes · 6,280 followers View post →
JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine
@JournalGIM · X

Study finds >100 million Americans have medical financial hardship, including problems paying bills, stress, or delaying care due to cost. Hardship is more common among adults aged 18-64 years vs. 65+ years and the uninsured. @AmericanCancer https://t.co/xuVgFYTwGH https://t.co/jBzCQJn6ki

May 16, 2019 · 1 share · 8,745 followers View post →
Gary Franklin
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Half of US adults report some medical financial hardship https://t.co/fIEmvdPZwq

May 12, 2019 · 449 followers View post →
Hope
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May 7, 2019 · 1,901 followers View post →
Alan
@Alan_Kessler_ · X

137 million Americans face hardship paying for medical care * A new report from the American... https://t.co/8Ias3BiAqB

May 4, 2019 · 35 followers View post →
peter kim tx
@peterkimtx · X

RT @BCMEthics: #DYK 137 million Americans face hardship paying for medical care https://t.co/8iFG1xcTeR. Time for a legal fix? https://t.co…

May 3, 2019 · 2 shares · 1,239 followers View post →
BCMHouston
@bcmhouston · X

RT @BCMEthics: #DYK 137 million Americans face hardship paying for medical care https://t.co/8iFG1xcTeR. Time for a legal fix? https://t.co…

May 3, 2019 · 2 shares · 29,329 followers View post →
BCM Ethics & Policy
@BCMEthics · X

#DYK 137 million Americans face hardship paying for medical care https://t.co/8iFG1xcTeR. Time for a legal fix? https://t.co/OwBx5CBQdU

May 3, 2019 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 2,497 followers View post →
Siderealization
@siderealization · X

RT @PNHP: New @JournalGIM study finds that 137M U.S. adults face medical financial hardship. We need improved #MedicareForAll, funded by pr…

May 3, 2019 · 11 shares · 467 followers View post →
Medicare for All
@AllOnMedicare · X

RT @PNHP: New @JournalGIM study finds that 137M U.S. adults face medical financial hardship. We need improved #MedicareForAll, funded by pr…

May 3, 2019 · 11 shares · 12,958 followers View post →
Potomac Companies
@PotomacCoMD · X

137 million Americans face hardship paying for medical care - new American Cancer Society report https://t.co/YhmSekNO8p

May 3, 2019 · 157 followers View post →
Ward Harkavy
@WHarkavy · X

RT @PNHP: New @JournalGIM study finds that 137M U.S. adults face medical financial hardship. We need improved #MedicareForAll, funded by pr…

May 3, 2019 · 11 shares · 1,885 followers View post →
Physicians for a National Health Program
@PNHP · X

New @JournalGIM study finds that 137M U.S. adults face medical financial hardship. We need improved #MedicareForAll, funded by progressive taxes, to replace our current financing system of premiums, deductibles, taxes, cash, and perpetual debt. https://t.co/IQUnx8Yjmx

May 3, 2019 · 17 likes · 11 shares · 15,978 followers View post →
Brenda de Treville
@penjikuba · X

Prevalence and Correlates of Medical Financial Hardship in the USA | SpringerLink https://t.co/zWwb4wEA2q

May 3, 2019 · 99 followers View post →
Terry Turner
@TerryTurner_LT · X

STUDY: 137M Americans face #Financial hardship paying for #healthcare. via @JournalGIM https://t.co/A3Wn5YCVhr https://t.co/j6PRuAzqUn

May 3, 2019 · 328 followers View post →
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RT @lowninstitute: A new study from the American Cancer Society finds that about 47% of adults age 18-64 experienced psychological stress i…

May 2, 2019 · 2 shares · 169 followers View post →
Kerrie Rayman, CISSP
@HITKerrie · X

I'm not OK with this. Are you? #Medicare4All https://t.co/gmuAV2Jwe4

May 2, 2019 · 290 followers View post →
Emahlea Wilcher, MPH, RD, LD
@emahleawilcher · X

RT @uwsph: A new report from the @AmericanCancer finds that the majority of Americans have faced some kind of medical financial hardship. h…

May 2, 2019 · 2 shares · 837 followers View post →
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RT @uwsph: A new report from the @AmericanCancer finds that the majority of Americans have faced some kind of medical financial hardship. h…

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University of Washington School of Public Health
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A new report from the @AmericanCancer finds that the majority of Americans have faced some kind of medical financial hardship. https://t.co/5XQUc1gS0m https://t.co/FAHQWvVvwN

May 2, 2019 · 2 shares · 13,797 followers View post →
Richard Milani
@rvmilani · X

Medical costs create hardships for more than half of Americans https://t.co/5HCuWkz1US 56% of adults reported at least one domain of medical financial hardship, representing 137.1 million adults in the United States. #healthcare @AmericanCancer https://t.co/3Bcltwg58f

May 2, 2019 · 2 likes · 966 followers View post →
Charles Idelson
@cidelson · X

New study: Some 137.1 million adults reported medical financial hardship in the past year. Hardship more common for material, psychological and behavioral concerns for adults under 65 (when eligible for Medicare). #MedicareForAll https://t.co/8U1vfeP8Qz https://t.co/SZr3Q6NMjt

May 2, 2019 · 1,606 followers View post →
Springer Medicine
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137 Million American Adults Suffered Medical Financial Hardship in 2015-2017 https://t.co/ZryODnVHbY Read the full study published by @JournalGIM at https://t.co/Z2zjtWKlHU

May 2, 2019 · 1 like · 9,081 followers View post →
Springer Medicine
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Medical Costs Are Causing Financial Hardship For Americans, Study Finds https://t.co/dnmvSkmr75 Read the full study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine at https://t.co/Z2zjtWKlHU

May 2, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 9,081 followers View post →
Springer Medicine
@ClinMedJournals · X

Medical costs cause hardships for more than half of Americans https://t.co/E50NRHkSoH Read the full study published in @JournalGIM at: https://t.co/Z2zjtWKlHU

May 2, 2019 · 1 like · 9,081 followers View post →
Springer Medicine
@ClinMedJournals · X

Most Americans Hit Hard by Medical Bills https://t.co/DH8NTLrDyb Read the full study published in @JournalGIM at https://t.co/Z2zjtWKlHU

May 2, 2019 · 1 like · 9,081 followers View post →
Healthcare beyond Borders
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Prevalence and Correlates of Medical Financial Hardship in the USA | SpringerLink https://t.co/D3BSEAvdDd #hcwb #healthcarewithoutborders #Healthcarebeyobdborders #HCBB #healthcarewithoutborder https://t.co/DITlUfyCWP

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May 2, 2019 · 36 followers View post →
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May 2, 2019 · 966 followers View post →
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Most Americans Hit Hard by Medical Bills https://t.co/DH8NTLrDyb Read the full study at: https://t.co/Z2zjtWKlHU

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Paula Pingel
@PingelP · X

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May 2, 2019 · 59 followers View post →
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RT @ACSNews: Medical Costs Create Hardships for More than Half of Americans https://t.co/x7ZBcQHQpT study: https://t.co/KMTwwICWsz

May 2, 2019 · 4 shares · 444 followers View post →
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RT @ClinMedJournals: New in @JournalGIM: Prevalence and Correlates of Medical Financial Hardship in the USA Read online at: https://t.co/Z…

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Springer has shared an open access link to the entire article: Medical Costs Create Hardships for More than Half of Americans https://t.co/2b6DVDE5n5 https://t.co/4CH7RxNZs3

May 2, 2019 · 4 likes · 1 share · 163,241 followers View post →
David Sampson
@djsampson · X

Springer has shared an open access link to the entire article: Medical Costs Create Hardships for More than Half of Americans https://t.co/qd2Eh22Z6s https://t.co/vGxqsdnFLB

May 2, 2019 · 2 likes · 3,252 followers View post →
Springer Medicine
@ClinMedJournals · X

New in @JournalGIM: Prevalence and Correlates of Medical Financial Hardship in the USA Read online at: https://t.co/Z2zjtWKlHU @SocietyGIM https://t.co/9eNENrsBec

May 2, 2019 · 2 shares · 9,081 followers View post →
RuralVotes
@RuralVotes · X

Some 137 million Americans reported some firm of financial hardship in getting medical care in the past year, most between ages of 18-64, the American Cancer Society reported. https://t.co/BHwZrIbLzM #RuralHealth #RuralEconomy

May 2, 2019 · 2,727 followers View post →
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RT @ACSNews: Medical Costs Create Hardships for More than Half of Americans https://t.co/x7ZBcQHQpT study: https://t.co/KMTwwICWsz

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RT @ACSNews: Medical Costs Create Hardships for More than Half of Americans https://t.co/x7ZBcQHQpT study: https://t.co/KMTwwICWsz

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Prevalence and Correlates of Medical Financial Hardship in the USA https://t.co/Xdg3JlWv3N

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A new study from the American Cancer Society finds that about 47% of adults age 18-64 experienced psychological stress in the past year because of medical costs. https://t.co/2XzO7y4Qo3

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ACSNews
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Medical Costs Create Hardships for More than Half of Americans https://t.co/x7ZBcQHQpT study: https://t.co/KMTwwICWsz

May 2, 2019 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 163,241 followers View post →
Genesis Health Consulting
@GHC_Ideas · X

A new study reports ~137.1 million adults reported any medical financial hardship in the past year and that hardship is more common in adults aged 18–64 years than in adults aged ≥ 65 years. Adults age 18-64 includes parents, includes families. https://t.co/fZO4iORhLa

May 2, 2019 · 382 followers View post →
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Prevalence & Correlates of Medical Financial Hardship in US https://t.co/C4Kbnt2Zf0 This @JournalGIM study found medical financial hardship is very common in the US, w/more than half reporting problems w/affordability, stress, or delaying care because of the cost. h/t @djsampson https://t.co/Z1TV5xzRbf

May 2, 2019 · 1 like · 4,235 followers View post →