A Record 25% of U.S. Residents Put Off Treatment for a Serious Medical Condition Due to Cost, Up from 19% in 2018 “More Americans Delaying Medical Treatment Due to Cost STORY HIGHLIGHTS A third of U.S. adults say their family couldn’t afford care in past year One in four say care was deferred for a serious medical […]
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Chronic Illness Associated with Greater Odds of Medical Debt and Out-of-Pocket Costs “Findings showed that 1 to 3 chronic health conditions were associated with higher odds of having any OOPC [out-of-pocket costs] and 1 to 3 and 4 or more chronic health conditions were associated with higher odds of having any medical debt. For households […]
Continue readingMedicare Advantage (Private) Tempts with Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs than Traditional Medicare, But Problems Accessing Healthcare are Significant
Medicare Advantage (Private) Tempts with Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs than Traditional Medicare, But Problems Accessing Healthcare are Significant “Meanwhile, differences in insurance plan ratings between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage groups were significant ( Exhibit 3 ). Only 6 percent of respondents age sixty-five or older with traditional Medicare gave their insurance a fair or poor […]
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