Rates of Cost-Related Problems Are Higher Among Privately-Insured Adults Ages 50 to 64 Than Medicare-Covered Adults Ages 65 and Older

Share of adults responding “yes”:

NOTE: All differences are statistically significant between the Medicare and private insurance groups at the 95% confidence level. The composite measure “cost-related problems” is defined as the share of individuals responding “yes” to delaying getting medical care because of the cost, needing medical care but not getting it because of the cost, or problems paying or unable to pay any medical bills during the past 12 months.