Drug Topics August 12, 2022
Todd Shryock

Patients are either skipping care completely, cutting costs elsewhere, or borrowing money to pay for health care

A West Health/Gallup poll found that nearly four in 10 Americans in the last six months have delayed or skipped health care treatments, trim regular household expenses, or borrow money, because of rising health care costs. Extrapolated across the entire population, that means 98 million adults are having to figure out how to afford health care.

While half of adults in households earning less than $48,000 per year report cutting spending, the effects also extend to more influential households. For those earning at least $180,000, 19% said they have pared back spending to pay for health care.

According to the report, women under...

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