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Why health care costs are making consumers more afraid of medical bills than an actual illness

Henry Kotula

health care costs keep rising, and hit more than $10,000 a year per person in 2016. Meanwhile, 40 percent said they skipped a recommended medical test or treatment. Also, the study found most people who are delaying or skipping care actually have health insurance.

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Benefit Cost Increases Overwhelm Flat Wages for Most in US: Pew

Health Populi

Then wage growth flattened for several years, until modest increases beginning in 2016. Here’s evidence from a new Bankrate survey which had a question regarding women’s concerns about healthcare, shown in the table. households. This will make healthcare a voting issue for some women in the 2018 mid-term elections.