More Than Half Of US Chronically Ill Adults Skip Needed Care Due To Costs
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 23:35
in Health & Medicine
Compared to patients in seven other countries, chronically ill adults in the United States are far more likely to forgo care because of costs; they also experience the highest rates of medical errors, coordination problems, and high out-of-pocket costs, according to a new study from the Commonwealth Fund. US patients are significantly more likely to call for fundamental change in their country's health-care system; one-third say the system needs to be rebuilt completely.
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