Medical Debt Crisis
100 million Americans carry medical debt.
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States in Crisis
5
12%+ adults with debt
No Medicaid Expansion
11
states refusing expansion
National Average
8.1%
adults with medical debt
Worst State
17.7%
South Dakota
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The Medicaid Expansion Effect
States that expanded Medicaid have significantly lower medical debt rates
Non-expansion states avg 11.1% debt vs 7.2% in expansion states
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