How financially vulnerable are people with medical debt? By Aubrey Winger, Gary Claxton, Matthew Rae, Anthony Damico, and Shameek Rakshit KFF

https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-financially-vulnerable-are-people-with-medical-debt/ Medical debt can be a significant financial burden on people and families. Having medical debt can exhaust savings, force families to delay or forgo basic necessities, and divert resources from other important family needs such as housing, education, and retirement. KFF polling has found people in families with medical debt are also much more likely to delay or forgo medical or dental care than people without medical debt.