Fri.Apr 02, 2021

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The Cost of Healthcare Can Drive Medical Rationing and Crowd Out Other Household Spending

Health Populi

One in five people in the U.S. cannot afford to pay for quality health care — an especially acute challenge for Black and Hispanic Americans, according to a West Health-Gallup poll conducted in March 2021, a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. “The cost of healthcare and its potential ramifications continues to serve as a burdensome part of day-to-day life for millions of Americans,” the study summary observed.