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Insurance doesn’t protect US adults from medical debt, Commonwealth Fund finds

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One-third of privately insured adults have unpaid debt to a healthcare provider, illustrating how medical debt isn't limited to uninsured people or those facing major medical emergencies.

Directly affected

  • PPLI People

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of health-care companies

  • XBI SPDR S&P Biotech

    A fund of biotechnology companies

  • UNH UnitedHealth

    A large health insurer

  • JNJ Johnson & Johnson

    A large health-care company

  • LLY Eli Lilly

    A large drug maker

  • PFE Pfizer

    A large drug maker

  • TUR ISHARES INC

    GA selected TUR as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • SLV ISHARES SILVER TR

    GA selected SLV as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • QID PROSHARES TR

    GA selected QID as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • XLI SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR

    GA selected XLI as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
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XBI———————
UNH———————
JNJ———————
LLY———————
PFE———————
TUR———————
SLV———————
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The burden of medical debt is not limited to uninsured people or those facing major medical emergencies. One-third of U.S. adults with private insurance are saddled with medical debt.

Source: Healthcare Dive

The price since 18 Sep 2026: Ishares (TUR) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Insurance doesn’t protect US adults from medical debt, Commonwealth Fund finds,” Ishares (TUR) is -15.60%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.89% over the same days, a -14.71% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares (TUR)

Companies tied to this story

  • TUR Ishares

    In “Insurance doesn’t protect US adults from medical debt, Commonwealth Fund finds,” Ishares (TUR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TUR as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SLV iShares Silver Trust

    For “Insurance doesn’t protect US adults from medical debt, Commonwealth Fund finds,” iShares Silver Trust (SLV) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SLV as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • QID Proshares Tr

    In “Insurance doesn’t protect US adults from medical debt, Commonwealth Fund finds,” Proshares Tr (QID) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected QID as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • XLI Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Insurance doesn’t protect US adults from medical debt, Commonwealth Fund finds,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected XLI as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FXI Ishares China Large-Cap Etf

    Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Insurance doesn’t protect US adults from medical debt, Commonwealth Fund finds.” Reason on file: GA selected FXI as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CPER United States Commodity Index Funds Trust

    United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (CPER) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Insurance doesn’t protect US adults from medical debt, Commonwealth Fund finds.” Reason on file: GA selected CPER as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: fund. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Ishares (TUR)

“Insurance doesn’t protect US adults from medical debt, Commonwealth Fund finds” (18 Sep 2026) reaches Ishares (TUR) through this story.

What ties Ishares (TUR) to the headline is this: GA selected TUR as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, iShares Silver Trust (SLV): GA selected SLV as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=fund). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Ishares (TUR) price range

QID traded between 12.41 and 14.82 across 12 sessions. The latest close on file is 14.00. SLV traded between 50.01 and 61.00 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 51.52. TUR traded between 31.78 and 37.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 31.79.

How strong the case is around Ishares (TUR)

46 out of 100

“Insurance doesn’t protect US adults from medical debt, Commonwealth Fund finds” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.