Survey: Costs Drive Insured Residents To Skimp on Care
U.S. residents with commercial or Medicare health coverage skip care because of the cost, according to a new survey commissioned by Aetna. The survey found that 18% of U.S. residents stopped taking a prescription medication in the past year because of the cost, while one in four U.S. residents delayed scheduling an annual physical, nearly one in three delayed non-urgent care and nearly one in five skipped a physician visit because of the cost.
- "Survey: Those With Health Insurance Skimp on Care, Too" (Wisenberg Brin, Dow Jones, 1/9).