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Half Of Americans Struggle To Afford Healthcare Costs, New

(Just Now) WEBThis survey underscores prior surveys that show worries about healthcare costs lead people to avoid or delay seeking care. Overall, 36% of respondents said that they or a family member had put off

https://www.forbes.com/sites/debgordon/2023/10/26/half-of-americans-struggle-to-afford-healthcare-costs-new-study-shows/

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112 Million Americans Struggle to Afford Healthcare

(4 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. — Mar. 31, 2022 — An estimated 112 million (44%) American adults are struggling to pay for healthcare, and more than double that number (93%) feel that …

https://www.westhealth.org/news/112-million-americans-struggle-to-afford-healthcare/

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The Americans dying because they can't afford medical …

(2 days ago) WEBA December 2019 poll conducted by Gallup found 25% of Americans say they or a family member have delayed medical treatment …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/07/americans-healthcare-medical-costs

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America's healthcare affordability crisis 'is growing larger and …

(3 days ago) WEBThis can have serious consequences: The same Gallup report found that 21% of adults said they or a household member experienced a health problem after …

https://www.westhealth.org/news/americas-health-care-affordability-crisis-is-growing-larger-and-deeper/

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Paying for It: How Health Care Costs and Medical Debt Are Making

(7 days ago) WEBForty-three percent of people in employer plans, 57 percent enrolled in marketplace or individual-market plans, 45 percent with Medicaid, and 51 percent with …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/surveys/2023/oct/paying-for-it-costs-debt-americans-sicker-poorer-2023-affordability-survey

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Why people aren't getting the care they need

(Just Now) WEBIn 2018, about 5.8% of American adults believed they had an unmet need for mental health services during the past year—up from 4.7% in 2015. 1,2 The rise was steepest among young adults ages 18 to 25, …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/07/datapoint-care

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Nearly 46m Americans would be unable to afford …

(5 days ago) WEBAmong people who earn less than $24,000 each year, one-quarter cut back on food to afford healthcare. Also among low-income households, 21% had to reduce spending on utilities to afford care.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/31/us-affordable-healthcare-uninsured-underinsured

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Many Patients Can’t Afford Health Costs Even With …

(2 days ago) WEBOverall, 61% of those considered underinsured and 71% of those who were uninsured for any part of the year failed to get needed medical care because of cost. Fewer than a third of those with adequate …

https://stateline.org/2022/10/07/many-patients-cant-afford-health-costs-even-with-insurance/

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Health Care Access and Quality - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(1 days ago) WEBHealthy People 2030 focuses on improving health by helping people get timely, high-quality health care services. About 1 in 10 people in the United States don’t have …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/health-care-access-and-quality

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Report shows health insurance coverage is inadequate for many …

(4 days ago) WEBHealth insurance provides insufficient coverage for the care most Americans need, a recent survey shows.. Half of all working-age adults with health insurance …

https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2023/12/report-shows-health-insurance-coverage-is-inadequate-for-many-americans/

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Who Are the Remaining Uninsured, and Why Do They Lack …

(5 days ago) WEBIn 2018 there were 18.2 million fewer uninsured people in the U.S. than when the ACA became law. 1 In addition, fewer people are forgoing health care …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2019/aug/who-are-remaining-uninsured-and-why-do-they-lack-coverage

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Why So Many Americans Can’t Afford Health Care - Yahoo Finance

(3 days ago) WEBAdults aged 18 to 64 years old reported more problems than those 65 and over. Ill health, lower educational levels and a lack of insurance were all associated with …

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-many-americans-t-afford-215657787.html

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66% of Americans fear they won’t be able to pay for health care

(2 days ago) WEBAbout 66% of Americans report they are very, somewhat or a little concerned they won’t be able to afford medical care this year, according to a December survey of …

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/05/americans-fear-they-wont-be-able-to-pay-for-health-care-this-year.html

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Why Americans can’t afford health care: the history - PNHP

(2 days ago) WEBHealth insurance simply didn’t exist in the U.S. As we developed new treatments and standards, the quality of medical care increased, but so did the costs. …

https://pnhp.org/news/why-americans-cant-afford-health-care-the-history/

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Who Can't Pay for Health Care? - PMC - National Center for

(3 days ago) WEBThe proportion of Americans with difficulty affording health care varies by income and health insurance coverage. Overall, 16.9% of Americans report at least 1 financial …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1490134/

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It’s Harder for People Living in Poverty to Get Health Care

(1 days ago) WEBAnd I think there’s been a historical distrust, among people of color, with the health care system. SHANOOR SEERVAI: And so that’s the experience in the health …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/podcast/2019/apr/its-harder-people-living-poverty-get-health-care

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Why So Many Americans Can’t Afford Health Care

(8 days ago) WEBThat translates to roughly 137 million people struggling to pay medical bills, delaying care and/or worrying about how to afford the care they need. “High patient out …

https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2019/05/02/Why-So-Many-Americans-Can-t-Afford-Health-Care

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Can people afford to pay for health care? - World Health …

(8 days ago) WEBchronic illness. Where health systems fail to provide adequate financial protection, people may not have enough money to pay for health care or to meet other basic needs. As a …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/332978/9789289055086-eng.pdf?sequence=1

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Can people afford to pay for health care? New evidence on …

(8 days ago) WEBThis report brings together for the first time data on unmet need and financial hardship to assess whether people living in Europe can afford to pay for …

https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/who-euro-2019-3439-431980-60514

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Can people afford to pay for health care? - World Health …

(7 days ago) WEBOut-of-pocket payments for health can create a financial barrier to access, resulting in unmet need, or lead to financial hardship for people using health services. This report …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/311654/9789289054058-eng.pdf

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Can people afford to pay for health care? New evidence on …

(Just Now) WEBOverview. This review is part of a series of country-based studies generating new evidence on financial protection – affordable access to health care – in health …

https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/9789289060165

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Can people afford to pay for health care? New evidence on …

(5 days ago) WEBAbstract. This review is part of a series of country-based studies generating new evidence on financial protection in European health systems. Financial protection is central to …

https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/342814

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Why some people receiving federal benefits don’t consider …

(6 days ago) WEBFor the past 25 years, my research as a cultural anthropologist has taken me into the homes and neighborhoods of people living in poverty in cities and rural …

https://theconversation.com/why-some-people-receiving-federal-benefits-dont-consider-themselves-poor-even-though-poverty-rates-have-increased-since-the-covid-19-pandemic-224227

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How You Can Tackle Health Care Costs in Retirement Kiplinger

(7 days ago) WEBThe Employee Benefit Research Institute found a 65-year-old man enrolled in a Medigap plan with average premiums will need to have $106,000 saved just to have a …

https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/managing-health-care-costs-in-retirement

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