Americans are now more likely to skip healthcare due to higher costs.
A Gallup poll in January found that 38% of Americans delayed medical treatment due to costs last year, up from 26% in 2021 — the highest mark since Gallup began tracking the topic in 2001.
- 27%
of respondents said they postponed treatment for a serious or very
serious condition in 2022, while 11% said that their health issues were
not that serious.
- A Kaiser Family Foundation survey last
summer showed that people were most likely to delay dental care,
followed by vision care and regular visits to the doctor's office.
- The
survey found that 85% of uninsured adults find it difficult to pay for
healthcare and that an increased number of people skip medications due
to high costs.
- Half of the insured respondents said that they found it difficult to keep up with copays and other expenses.
- According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 13.5% of Americans between the ages of 18-64 had no health insurance in 2021.
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- The U.S. spends far more per capita on healthcare than other developed economies.
- Between 2013-2019, OECD countries spent an average of 8.8% of their GDP on healthcare, versus 16.8% for the U.S.
