The Burden of Medical Debt: Results from the Kaiser Family Foundation/New York Times Medical Bills Survey - Section 3: Consequences of Medical Bill Problems

The impact of medical bills on families Among the roughly one-quarter of Americans ages 18-64 who report having problems paying medical bills, roughly equal shares say the impact of those bills on their families has been major (44 percent) and minor (47 percent). Relatively few (7 percent) say there has been no real impact. TheMore