High-income Americans also almost as likely to defer healthcare over cost as people with low or average incomes in other countries
High-income Americans are almost as likely to defer healthcare because of cost as people with low or average incomes in eight other developed countries, a new survey brief by the Commonwealth Fund finds.
The survey findings also show that nearly half of American adults (46%) faced a problem with a medical bill in the last year, and almost half with low or average incomes (46%) skipped or delayed needed care because of price – the highest rate in any of nine countries analyzed.
About Author
More Stories
Nigeria sues crypto giant Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax
Chinese fishing fleets using North Korean forced labour in potential breach of sanctions, report claims
‘I felt nothing but disgust’: Tesla owners vent their anger at Elon Musk