Post by ashliy on Feb 13, 2022 14:36:22 GMT
One in four adults reportedly skip care due to high costs
As part of an initiative funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, FAIR Health conducted a nationwide study comprising two surveys geared toward older patients (adults 65 and older) and family caregivers/care partners. The surveys revealed critical insights into the needs of older adults and their caregivers/care partners concerning healthcare navigation and decision making. The survey findings have been published in FAIR Health's new white paper, Healthcare Navigation and Decision Making: Perspectives of Adults Aged 65 and Older and Family Caregivers.
Over one in four (26 percent) older adults reported putting off or skipping needed healthcare due to cost. Older adults with lower household incomes were more likely to report forgoing needed care compared with older adults with higher household incomes. Thirty-two percent of older adults with household incomes below $50,000 reported that they skipped getting needed healthcare due to healthcare costs. This compared with 19 percent of older adults with household incomes between $50,000 and $100,000 and 16 percent of those with household incomes above $100,000.
medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-adults-reportedly-due-high.html
This shouldn't be happening.
As part of an initiative funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, FAIR Health conducted a nationwide study comprising two surveys geared toward older patients (adults 65 and older) and family caregivers/care partners. The surveys revealed critical insights into the needs of older adults and their caregivers/care partners concerning healthcare navigation and decision making. The survey findings have been published in FAIR Health's new white paper, Healthcare Navigation and Decision Making: Perspectives of Adults Aged 65 and Older and Family Caregivers.
Over one in four (26 percent) older adults reported putting off or skipping needed healthcare due to cost. Older adults with lower household incomes were more likely to report forgoing needed care compared with older adults with higher household incomes. Thirty-two percent of older adults with household incomes below $50,000 reported that they skipped getting needed healthcare due to healthcare costs. This compared with 19 percent of older adults with household incomes between $50,000 and $100,000 and 16 percent of those with household incomes above $100,000.
medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-adults-reportedly-due-high.html
This shouldn't be happening.