Kaiser Study Finds More Than Half of Americans Skipped Medical Care Due to Cost

More than half (53 percent) of Americans skipped medical care in the past year due to cost, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s first healthcare tracking poll of 2009.

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Here are the ways in which families cut their medical costs:

  • Relied on home remedies or over the counter drugs: 35 percent
  • Skipped dental care or checkups: 34 percent
  • Put off or postponed needed healthcare: 27 percent
  • Skipped a recommended test or treatment: 23 percent
  • Not filled a prescription: 21 percent
  • Cut pills in half or skipped doses: 15 percent
  • Had problems getting mental healthcare: 7 percent

View the Kaiser Tracking Poll (pdf).

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