The report explores the relationship between past-due medical bills and demographics. Among the key findings:

Since 2015, the percentage of Americans who reported past-due medical bills has remained in the low 20% range, down from 26% in 2012.
Compared with other sources of debt, Americans were less likely to report that they had past-due medical bills.
Women were slightly more likely than men to report that they had past-due medical bills.
The likelihood of having past-due medical bills increased with age for younger adults but decreased with age for older adults.
Black adults were more likely than other race and ethnicity groups to report that they had past-due medical bills.
Adults with a high school degree or less were more likely than those with a college or graduate degree to report that they had past-due medical bills.
As income increased, the odds of having past-due medical bills decreased.
Health insurance and living in a Medicaid expansion state reduced the percentage of individuals reporting that they had past-due medical bills.
Past-due medical bills were highly correlated with a lower level of use of health care services.
Individuals with past-due medical bills were more likely than those without them to report several other financial challenges.

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The number of Americans with past-due medical bills is unchanged since 2015