the percentage of adults with medical debt broken down by income level is:
- 32.5%
of middle-income adults (those with incomes of 138% or below federal
poverty level)
- 25.6%
of low-income adults (those with incomes of 139-399% of federal poverty
level)
- 15.4%
of high-income adults. (those with incomes at or above 400% of federal
poverty level)
Source: "Most Adults with Medical Debt Had Health Insurance at the Time the Debt Was Incurred," The Urban Institute, May 21, 2015,
http://hrms.urban.org/briefs/Most-Adults-with-Medical-Debt-Had-Health-Insurance-at-the-Time-the-Debt-Was-Incurred.html
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