U.S. Healthcare: Three-quarters of those who have lost jobs and health insurance are skipping needed health care

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of people who lost their health insurance when they lost their jobs over the last 2 years said that they skipped needed health care or did not fill prescriptions because of cost, according to a new report. The same proportion is also struggling with medical bills or medical debt, compared to about half (49 percent) who lost jobs but not their health insurance.

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