The Financial Burden of Inadequate Health Insurance Coverage

Talar W. Markossian, PhD, MPH, Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 S. First Ave, CTRE 554, Maywood, IL 60153.

The Financial Burden of Inadequate Health Insurance Coverage.

Financial Burden of Health Care in the Privately Insured US ...

Among low-income families, mean total health care spending was $3163 in 2007 and $3247 in 2019 (Figure, B). Low-income families' medical burden ...

The Financial Burden of Inadequate Health Insurance Coverage

Because of gaps in coverage and payment for health care services by insurance pro- viders, covered individuals may still face financial hardship.

Report shows health insurance coverage is inadequate for many ...

Cost-driven delays in getting care or in missed care made people sicker, including 63% with Medicare, 61% in marketplace or individual-market ...

Key Facts about the Uninsured Population - KFF

High uninsured rates contribute to rural hospital closures and greater financial challenges for rural hospitals, leaving individuals living in ...

Inadequate Health Insurance Coverage Drives Medical Debt

There are still too many uninsured Americans. · High-deductibles subject many Americans to cost-sharing they cannot afford.

Paying for It: How Health Care Costs and Medical Debt Are Making ...

As the responses show, many Americans, regardless of where their insurance comes from, have inadequate coverage that's led to delayed or forgone ...

Spending on Health Care for Uninsured Americans - NCBI

Uninsured families pay for a higher proportion of their total health care costs out of pocket than do insured families, however, and are more likely to have ...

The burden of medical debt in the United States

People with complex heath needs that require ongoing care can see medical bills pile up over time. Those in worse health or those living with ...

Americans' Challenges with Health Care Costs - KFF

These costs and the prospect of unexpected medical bills also rank as the top financial worries for adults and their families, and recent ...

Report: The Importance of Health Coverage | AHA

Despite recent gains, more than 28 million individuals still lack coverage, putting their physical, mental, and financial health at risk. Meaningful health care ...

State of U.S. Health Insurance in 2022: Biennial Survey

Forty-three percent of working-age adults were inadequately insured in 2022. These individuals were uninsured (9%), had a gap in coverage over ...

Access to Health Services - Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov

Inadequate health insurance coverage is one of the largest barriers to health care access, and the unequal distribution of coverage contributes to ...

Financial Burden of Medical Care: A Family Perspective - CDC

More than one in four families experienced financial burdens of medical care. Families with lower incomes were more likely to experience financial burdens of ...

How does cost affect access to healthcare?

While most adults in the U.S. have health insurance, cost-sharing can place financial burdens on enrollees, contribute to debt, and render care ...

Exemptions from the fee for not having coverage | HealthCare.gov

The fee for not having health insurance (sometimes called the "Shared Responsibility Payment" or "mandate”) ended in 2018. This means you no longer pay a tax ...

FastStats - Health Insurance Coverage - CDC

Health Insurance Coverage · Number of people younger than age 65 uninsured at the time of interview: 24.7 million · Percent of people younger than age 65 ...

Is our healthcare system broken? - Harvard Health

Financial burden. High costs combined with high numbers of underinsured or uninsured means many people risk bankruptcy if they develop a serious ...

Perspectives and evaluation on the effect of financial burden relief of ...

Results: Overall, 997 (50.92%) medical insurance-related professionals negatively viewed financial burden relief for people with catastrophic ...