A shocking 92 percent of US adults not going to the doctor because it’s too expensive
www.independent.co.uk
The decision to delay medical care involves multiple factors, including gender - women are more likely to put off care than men

Some 92 percent have delayed or abandoned medical care because of costs, according to a survey of 1,507 U.S.adults by financial services firm JG Wentworth.

High prices at the doctor’s office, urgent care, emergency room and more have led to 85 percent of Americans having medical debt. Collectively, American consumers have $220 billion in medical debt, according to a February poll from KFF - that’s around $958.61 per adult with medical debt.

Nearly one in five adults said their health got worse because they skipped a doctor’s visit. That problem is more acute for those 64 and younger - 42 percent say their health got worse after putting off a medical visit.

  • Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    4 days ago

    Meanwhile I’m over here just being too lazy to schedule an appointment. There are a few issues i should really get some eyes on at some point but none of them seem urgent enough at the moment to have someone who will care less than I do about them tell me they could do this or that but it might take forever and not do much to help and I should probably just stretch more.