Healthcare crowds out household budgets - Surprise!

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Gallup survey released on 4th August has sad insights into cost of healthcare.

We all know this intuitively, but still heartbreaking when its in b&w.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• One in four adults are skipping care or medicine due to rising costs

• Two-fifths are concerned about affording needed care in next six months

• Women under 50 are disproportionally forgoing care and prescription drugs

And this is not limited to just low income households.