Valdosta Daily Times May 24, 2022
PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 24, 2022
HealthSparq, a leading healthcare transparency and guidance company, today announced findings from a survey of more than 1,000 people across the country exploring their behaviors and opinions on a number of healthcare topics. The findings, published in the 2022 Annual Consumer Sentiment Benchmark, revealed that 44% of respondents have avoided getting healthcare services because they were unsure of the costs. That number was a steep increase from just a year ago, when 25% reported skipping care.
The impact of healthcare costs was a key theme of the findings, including:
- Two-thirds of respondents reported being unaware of new government regulations requiring that health insurance plans must offer price transparency to their members. Despite this...