Uninsured Young Adults Most Likely to Have Cost-Related Access Problems and Medical Bill or Debt Problems in the Past Year Percent of adults ages 19–29.

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Uninsured Young Adults Most Likely to Have Cost-Related Access Problems and Medical Bill or Debt Problems in the Past Year Percent of adults ages 19–29 reporting cost-related access problems or medical bill or debt problems: Notes: Access problems include not filling a prescription; skipping a medical test, treatment, or follow-up; having a medical problem but not seeing a doctor or going to a clinic; not seeing a specialist when needed; and delaying or not getting needed dental care. Medical debt or bill problems include not being able to pay medical bills; being contacted by a collection agency; changing way of life to pay medical bills; and medical bills/debt being paid off over time. Source: S. R. Collins and J. L. Nicholson, Rite of Passage: Young Adults and the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (New York: The Commonwealth Fund, May 2010).