Amount of past-due medical debt among adults in the U.S. in 2022, by source of debt
As of June 2022, over a quarter of adults with past-due medical bills in the United States owed five thousand U.S. dollars or more in medical debt to hospitals. In contrast, 67.4 percent of adults with past-due medical debt, owed one thousand U.S. dollars or less to non-hospital providers. In general, Americans who had outstanding bills with hospitals were more likely to have a higher amount of medical debt compared to those who only had past-due medical debt from non-hospital providers.