Call It Deferring Services or Self-Rationing, U.S. Consumers Are Still Avoiding Medical Care
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Patients in the U.S. have been self-rationing medical care for many years, well before any of us knew what “PPE” meant or how to spell “coronavirus.” Nearly a decade ago, I cited the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Security Watch of May 2012 here in Health Populi. The first chart here shows that one in four U.S. adults had problems paying medical bills, largely delaying care due to cost for a visit or for prescription drugs.
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