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Rising health care costs wreck havoc among uninsured, underinsured, and elderly Americans who do not qualify for Medicaid, or who are in the Medicare "doughnut hole," or do not qualify for assistance through the Children's Health Insurance Program. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 53% of respondents reported their family decreased use of medical care in the past twelve months because of cost concerns. In addition, 19% reported serious financial problems due to medical bills, 13% had depleted all or most of their savings, and 7% were unable to pay for basic necessities such as food, housing, or heat. (Milstein, & Darling, 2010).

So where do they go for help?



What are your thoughts??????????
Milstein, A., & Darling, H., (2010). Better U.S. Health care at lower cost. Issues in Science and Technology.
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Posted by Robert on 18-Oct-2011 at 08:16:12 EST
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The sad answer is folks are cutting back on dosages in their medications to make them last longer. Not only are they cutting back, they are getting their medications in differing amounts according to what they have at that time. The end result will be that people are taking medications that are not working because they cannot afford to take them as prescribed.
 
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