How Does Cost Affect Access to Healthcare?
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Description
Explores trends in how costs affect access to healthcare using data from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Covers the percentage of adults who delayed or went without care due to cost. Presents data by income level, health status, race and ethnicity, insurance status, and urban/rural residence. Also discusses insulin users who rationed insulin due to costs and the impact of medical debt on accessing care.
Author(s)
Shameek Rakshit, Krutika Amin, Cynthia Cox
Date
01/2024
Type
Document
Organizations
KFF, Peterson Center on Healthcare
Tagged as
Access · Health insurance · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Uninsured and underinsured