National Health Statistics Reports, Number 144, July 15, 2020

National Health Statistics Reports, Number 144, July 15, 2020

Selected Financial Burdens of Health Care Among Families With Older Adults, by Family Composition: United States, 2017–2018 

About this report:
This report describes how problems paying medical bills and forgone medical care vary by family composition among families with at least one older adult (aged 65 and over). About 8.6% of families with older adults experienced problems paying medical bills, and 8.9% had forgone medical care. Among families with older adults, financial burdens of medical care vary based on family composition. 

Keywords:

​medical bills, food insecurity, living arrangement, disability, poverty, National Health Interview Survey

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