CellWell record HH-224660
Medical debt and subsequent use of alternative financial services among US adults
Hridika Shah; Kyle J Moon; Katherine Miller; Sandro Galea; Catherine K Ettman
2026
In plain language
Medical debt was associated with an 11.9 percentage point increase in subsequent use of alternative financial services like payday loans and buy-now-pay-later products.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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