more Americans delaying medical care over cost

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Cost Still a Barrier Between Americans and Medical Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One in three Americans say they have put off getting medical treatment that they or their family members need because of cost. Although this percentage is in line with the roughly 30% figures seen in recent years, it is among the highest readings in the 14-year history of Gallup asking the question.

Since 2001, Gallup has asked Americans each November if they have put off any sort of medical treatment for themselves or their families in the past 12 months. Last year, many hoped that the opening of the government healthcare exchanges and the resulting increase in the number of Americans with health insurance would enable more people to seek medical treatment. But, despite a drop in the uninsured rate, a slightly higher percentage of Americans than in previous years report having put off medical treatment, suggesting that the Affordable Care Act has not immediately affected this measure.

Among Americans with varying types of medical coverage (including no coverage), uninsured Americans are still the most likely to report having put off medical treatment because of cost. More than half of the uninsured (57%) have put off treatment, compared with 34% with private insurance and 22% with Medicare or Medicaid. However, the percentage of Americans with private health insurance who report putting off medical treatment because of cost has increased from 25% in 2013 to 34% in 2014.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/179774/cost-barrier-americans-medical-care.aspx

 

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[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Once again ain't Socialism grand! For killing people that is.

 

[seasidemike]

Once again ain't Socialism grand! For killing people that is.

Please explain?

 

[identityissues8]

I'm confused. Medicare saves lives.

God, I'm glad to live within a world class health system where no one gets left behind.

 

[Nebulous]

I'm confused. Medicare saves lives.

God, I'm glad to live within a world class health system where no one gets left behind.

I wish life was perfect like that over here...

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Once again ain't Socialism grand! For killing people that is.

Please explain?

What's to explain, government controlled health care everywhere including Australia favors the young and productive first and always rations it out to the old and poor to die or suffer. And it only gets exceptionally worse like in Britain as the population increases when the government is running the system. It's socialisms version of the Nazi death camps under cover in a much slower version. And the cool aide citizens are more then happy to be it's victim's.