There's more to fear than coronavirus. There's bankruptcy to fear as well, bankruptcy caused by mounting medical bills for treating ...

At what rate are Americans ending up in a hospital due to Covid-19? The CDC is keeping a running tab of Covid-19 hospitalizations in 14 stat...

Many Americans are now afraid to go to the doctor, according to a Gallup survey. People who need routine medical care—nothing to do with cor...

One in four cancer survivors aged 18 to 64 had problems paying medical bills, according to a CDC analysis of the material hardships of those...

The average American incurred $5,006 in medical expenses in 2016, according to the federal government's Medical Expenditure Panel Survey...

Americans visited the doctor 991 million times in 2015, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. That 3.1 visits per person, ...

One of the biggest concerns of the American public is not having enough money to pay for health expenses in old age. Only 14 percent of work...

Medicaid expansion has greatly increased health care access among low-income Americans. For proof, look no further than a series of tables r...

Medical debt looms over millions. Fully 21 percent of Americans aged 18 or older had unpaid, past-due medical bills in 2016, according to a ...

Dying has changed. It has become a slow process rather than a sudden event, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. "Due to medical ...

Americans incur $1.5 trillion in health care service expenses in a year's time—an average of $5,531 per person with expense, according t...

In a year's time, 85 percent of Americans incur health care expenses, according to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, at a total cost...

Among adults under age 65, a substantial 24 percent had past-due medical debt in 2015, according to a study by the Urban Institute. The figu...

The U.S. health care system may be uniquely inefficient compared to other countries, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research stu...

Americans love their pets. They love them so much that spending on pet health care mirrors spending on human health care. "Many feature...

Among Americans aged 18 to 64, a substantial 17 percent do not have a usual place of medical care. The figure ranges from a low of just 2.8 ...

Many Americans have health needs that require daily attention. The American Time Use Survey measures this time, calling it "health-rela...

Among Americans aged 18 to 64, a substantial 18 percent visited an emergency room one or more times in 2014, according to a report by the Na...

For Americans aged 65 or older, out-of-pocket per person health care expenses are greater for singles than for couples, according to the Emp...

Among men and women aged 65 who have purchased long-term care insurance, more than one in three will let their policy lapse before they die....