Medical Debt's Hidden Shadow: When Insurance Isn't Enough The latest numbers from the Commonwealth Fund confirm what many have long suspected: even with insurance, nearly one third of adults aged 19 64 are struggling with unpaid medical bills or medical debt.
This is not a crisis that can be solved by tweaking our current system; it's a symptom of a deeper problem.
Medical debt often stems from routine care – doctor's visits, chronic condition treatment, and high deductibles. It's not just catastrophic events like car accidents or cancer that drive people into financial ruin.