Data from the first six months of this year show a decrease in the percentage of consumers having problems paying medical bills, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics.
Overall, the percentage of consumers under age 65 in families having problems paying medical bills declined from 21.3 percent (56.5 million) in 2011 to 16.2 percent (43.8 million) in the first half of this year, according to the survey.
Changes in the insured rate also occurred during this time period. In the first six months of 2016, 28.1 million persons under age 65 were uninsured at the time of interview—17.8 million fewer persons than in 2011 (17.3 percent) but only 0.3 million fewer persons than in 2015.
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