Most American households carry debt, yet we have little understanding of how debt
influences health behavior, especially health care seeking. We examined associations …

Recent research shows personal financial debt is an important socioeconomic determinant
of health, but the mechanisms through which it operates are not well understood. This article …

Objectives. To evaluate African American–White differences in medical debt among older
adults and the extent to which economic and health factors explained these. Methods. We …

Importance Medical debt is increasingly common in the US. Little is known regarding its
association with population health. Objective To examine the associations of medical debt …

Importance Cost barriers discourage many US residents from seeking medical care and
many who obtain it experience financial hardship. However, little is known about the …

Household financial debt in America has risen dramatically in recent years. While there is
evidence that debt is associated with adverse psychological health, its relationship with …

We analyze the association between household indebtedness and different health
outcomes using data from the G erman S ocio‐E conomic P anel from 1999 to 2009. We …

We examine two important issues related to health and financial burden in middle‐aged and
older Americans:(1) whether or not new health events affect a consumer's unsecured debt …

A growing set of epidemiological data links personal financial debt to negative mental and
physical health outcomes. These findings point to debt as a potentially significant …

BACKGROUND: Health care providers are increasingly relying on collection agencies to
recoup charges associated with medical care. Little is known about the prevalence of this …