A Larger Share of Privately-Insured Adults Ages 50 to 64 Than Medicare-Covered Older Adults Report Worries About Ability to Pay Medical Bills, Particularly Among Adults in Relatively Poor Health

Share of adults responding being “very worried or worried” about ability to pay medical bills:

NOTE: *Denotes differences that are statistically significant between the Medicare and private insurance groups at the 95% confidence level. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race but are categorized as Hispanic; other groups are non-Hispanic. SOURCE: KFF analysis of 2019 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), Adult File.
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