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Rationing Care in America: Cost Implications Getting to Universal Health Coverage

Health Populi

That percentage of people who delay medical cost based on the expense has remained stable since 2006: between 29 and 31 percent of Americans have self-rationed care due to cost for over a decade. One-third of people under 35 said that health care costs prevented them from getting care, compared with only 8% of people 65 and older.