Health Populi February 10, 2020
Even with the prospect of enrolling in Medicare sooner in a year or two or three, Americans approaching retirement are growing concerned about health care costs, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
The paper, Health Insurance Affordability Concerns and health Care Avoidance Among US Adults Approaching Retirement, explored the perspectives of 1,028 US adults between 50 and 64 years of age between November 2018 and March 2019.
The patient survey asked one question addressing two aspects of “health care confidence:” “Please rate your confidence with the following:”
- Being able to afford the cost of your health insurance nad out-of-pocket costs over the next year; and,
- Being able to afford the cost of your health...
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