Privately Insured Individuals Are Still at Risk of Medical Debt, Financial Concerns
October
7
People with private health insurance are just about as likely to have medical debt as the U.S. population as a whole, according to a study published on Sept. 16 in JAMA Network Open. Lead study author David U. Himmelstein, M.D., tells AIS Health, a division of MMIT, that the results suggest that health insurers could do more to protect enrollees from financial hardship.
The authors examined more than 135,000 people who completed the U.S. Census Bureau’s Surveys of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) from 2017 to 2019. During that time, 10.8% of individuals carried medical debt, including 10.5% of privately insured and 15.3% of uninsured people.
© 2024 MMIT
Meet Our Reporters
-
Lauren Flynn Kelly Executive Editor, AIS Health, and Managing Editor, Radar on Medicare Advantage
View Lauren Flynn Kelly's Profile -
Angela Maas Managing Editor, Radar on Specialty Pharmacy and Spotlight on Market Access
View Angela Maas's Profile -
Leslie Small Managing Editor, Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits
View Leslie Small's Profile -
Tim Casey Reporter, Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits
View Tim Casey's Profile -
Carina Belles Reporter, Radar on Medicare Advantage and Spotlight on Market Access
View Carina Belles's Profile -
Jinghong Chen Reporter, Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits
View Jinghong Chen's Profile
