[OC] Counties Where More People Are Uninsured Have Double the Medical Debt

Source: Urban Institute Debt and Census

Tool: R

I analyzed 3,076 counties (2022):

– Very High Coverage (95%+ insured): 9.3% average with medical debt
– High Coverage (90-95%): 13% average with medical debt
– Moderate Coverage (85-90%): 17.1% average with medical debt
– Lower Coverage (<85%): 20.1% average with medical debt

Strong correlation (-0.421, p<0.001).

Cuts to Medicaid and ACA premium increases could push 16M more Americans off coverage. 100 million people—41% of adults—already owe medical debt.

Imagine where you can go to the doctor or the hospital and not have worry about going bankrupt, and only focus on your health.