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Thursday, April 30th, 2020

In U.S., 14% With Likely COVID-19 to Avoid Care Due to Cost

Author:     Dan Witters
Source:     The Gallup Organization
Publication Date:     APRIL 28, 2020
Link: In U.S., 14% With Likely COVID-19 to Avoid Care Due to Cost
Stephan:   This is the horrific truth about the American illness profit system. I just find it astounding that the reality described in this Gallup survey is not a major story in the media. How can it be that in the midst of a lethal pandemic nearly 45 million, that's right  45 MILLION, Americans if they contracted Covid-19 would not feel they could seek medical care because of money. How can the United States claim to be a civilized country? I just find this disgusting, and I find politicians Democrat and Republican to be loathsome little wimps to allow this to be the American truth. No wonder the rest of the world has begun to pity us.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Cost would discourage millions from seeking care for suspected COVID-19
  • Misunderstanding of primary symptoms likely playing a role
  • About 15 million have been denied care for themselves or a spouse

This is the first article in a special two-part series, conducted in partnership with West Health, a family of nonprofit and nonpartisan organizations focused on lowering healthcare costs for seniors, on the rising cost of healthcare in the U.S. The second article examines public perceptions of rising prescription drug costs and the progress that the Trump Administration has made to curtail them.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — One out of every seven (14%) U.S. adults report that they would avoid seeking healthcare for a fever and a dry cough for themselves or a member of their household due to concerns about their ability to pay for it. When framed explicitly as believing to have been infected by the novel coronavirus, 9% still report that they would avoid seeking care. Adults under 30, non-whites, those with a high school education or less and those in households with incomes under $40,000 per year are the groups most likely to […]

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2 Comments

  1. Albus Eddie on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 5:32 am

    Neither candidate for the two major political parties will solve this problem.

  2. Rev. Dean on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 8:09 pm

    At least veterans get a free test by just driving up to your local VA hospital. As a matter of fact, they will not let you out of your car before giving you a test, and only then are you allowed to enter the hospital. I do not know what they do if you do not pass the test, because I did not ask.