In 2024, Americans borrowed $74B to pay medical bills

Gallup: More than 30M Americans borrowed roughly $74B for medical bills in 2024
A new Gallup survey has suggested that 12% of American adults, or about 31 million people, were forced to borrow tens of billions of dollars in the past year to pay for personal medical bills.
Americans borrowed $74 billion to cover medical bills. Here's who paid the most.
About 31 million Americans borrowed money to pay for health care last year, accumulating $74 billion in medical debt, West Health-Gallup survey finds.
31 million Americans borrowed money for health care last year: Poll
More than 31 million Americans borrowed money last year to pay for health care, a new survey found. Those Americans borrowed about $74 billion, despite most of them have some form of health insurance,
31 Million Americans borrowed money last year to pay for healthcare
More than 31 million Americans had to borrow money last year to pay for healthcare, totaling $74 billion in medical debt, according to a new West Health an
Americans borrowed $74 billion last year to cover healthcare costs
More than 31 million Americans (12%) report needing to borrow about $74 billion last year to pay for healthcare despite most having some form of health insurance, according to a new survey from West Health and Gallup.
Survey finds millions of Americans racked up billions of dollars in medical debt in 2024
A West Health-Gallup Healthcare survey showed 31 million Americans accumulated $74 billion in medical debt in 2024.
In 2024, Americans borrowed $74B to pay medical bills: Report
It's estimated American adults borrowed $74 billion in the past 12 months, with a majority of respondents borrowing at least $500.
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