How Does Cost Affect Access to Healthcare?
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Description
Explores trends in how costs affect access to healthcare using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) through 2023. Covers the percentage of adults who delayed or went without care due to cost, including insulin users who rationed insulin due to costs. Presents data by income level, health status, insurance status, and urban/rural residence.
Author(s)
Shameek Rakshit, Matthew McGough, Lynne Cotter, Gary Claxton
Date
04/2025
Organizations
KFF, Peterson Center on Healthcare
Tagged as
Access
· Health insurance
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Uninsured and underinsured