Medical Debt Collection Statistics

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/debt-collectors-re-evaluate-medical-debt-furnishing-in-light-of-data-integrity-issues/

A new CFPB report estimates that medical collections tradelines declined by 37 percent between 2018 and 2022. “Market Snapshot: An Update on Third-Party Debt Collections Tradelines Reporting” also found that medical debt constitutes a majority …

Who Had Medical Debt in the United States?

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Households with children under age 18 (24.7%) were more likely than those without children (16.5%) to carry medical debt. In August, the Census Bureau released detailed tables on debt for households in …

Medical debt burden in the United States | Consumer …

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Medical debt is the most common collection tradeline reported on consumer credit records. People also report being contacted by debt collectors about …

Americans’ Medical Debts Are Bigger Than Was Known, Totaling …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/upshot/medical-debt-americans-medicaid.html

Using 10 percent of all credit reports from the credit rating agency TransUnion, the paper finds that about 18 percent of Americans hold medical debt that is in …