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Edited by Dustin: 4/26/2013 9:07:29 PM
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80 million skipped needed healthcare because of cost in 2012

[quote]Some 80 million people, around 43% of America's working-age adults, didn't go to the doctor or access other medical services last year because of the cost, according to the Commonwealth Fund's Biennial Health Insurance Survey, released Friday. That's up from 75 million people two years ago and 63 million in 2003. Not surprisingly, those who were uninsured or had inadequate health insurance were most likely to have trouble affording care. But 28% of working-age adults with good insurance also had to forgo treatment because of the price. Nearly three in 10 adults said they did not visit a doctor or clinic when they had a medical problem, while more than a quarter did not fill a prescription or skipped recommended tests, treatment or follow-up visits. One in five said they did not get needed specialist care. And 28% of those with a chronic condition like hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and asthma who needed medication for it reported they did not fill prescriptions or skipped doses because they couldn't afford to pay for the drugs. Even those with coverage find themselves shelling out more for deductibles and co-payments. The share of Americans with deductibles greater than $1,000 more than tripled between 2003 and 2012, reaching 25%. "Costs of health care have gone up faster than wages," said David Blumenthal, president of The Commonwealth Fund. The survey also found that 84 million people, nearly half of all working-age adults, went without health insurance for a time last year or had such high out-of-pocket expenses relative to their income that they were considered under-insured. That's up from 81 million in 2010 and 61 million in 2003. One bright spot in the report is that fewer young adults, those ages 19 to 25, were uninsured. The share fell to 41% in 2012, down from 48% two years earlier. That's due in large part to the Affordable Care Act, which allows young adults to stay on their parents insurance until age 26. All of those numbers should improve going forward as more health reform provisions take effect in 2014 -- primarily the state-based insurance exchanges, which are intended to offer affordable plans to those without work-based coverage. The Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, will provide more coverage and cost protections, said Sara Collins, the study's lead author. Insurance plans offered through the state exchanges have to cover a suite of "essential" benefits, including maternity care and mental health services. They also limit the insured's out-of-pocket payments to no more than 40% of expenses.[/quote]Healthcare is the third biggest indicator of poverty. In the long term, life will get better for those innocently born into this situation.

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  • Anybody who says no to universal healthcare is selfish. Prove me wrong.

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  • one of the problems with 'free' healthcare is people go for everything. have a stomach bug? HOSPITAL feel all light-headed and queasy? HOSPITAL got a funny lump on your hand that won't go away? HOSPITAL and as a result there are sometimes ridiculous waiting times to get something that urgently needs attention attended to. people should learn (and should be taught) that there's no need to go directly to the hospital for every little thing. as far as i'm concerned, you should only go directly to hospital if it's an emergency. if you think there's something wrong and it isn't an immediate emergency, your first port of call should be your GP. they will then decide whether whatever it is is serious enough for you to need to go to hospital for.

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    • In the UK 5 million doesn't seek healthcare because they don't need it

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      • THE STATUS QUO! WORKING AS INTENDED!

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        • I'm willing to bet that a sizeable proportion of this 43% of working class adults whine that healthcare is unaffordable while burdening themselves with debt buying items left and right. Ah ... consumerism.

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        • Edited by Enlightened One: 4/26/2013 9:31:08 PM
          I'm skipping medical care I need now. I barely have any bowel movements and I've done a lot of researching and I could have anyone of the following illnesses: -Malabsobtion (This would explain my thin body, yet everyone in my family is medium to large.. Even with exercise and proper diet) -Stomach Cancer (Feels like I have a blockage somewhere) -Chron's Disease (Feces are small, flat, brittle or powdery) -Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Would explain that one nasty sickness I had where I was shitting every 5-10 minutes for 21 hours.. While still having a fever three days earlier) By the way.. I'm 21 and I couldn't stay on my parent's healthcare.. it would have cost them an additional $600 a month.

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          • My parents moved from having no health insurance or healthcare in the Philippines to having healthcare and living in an upper middle-class society. From what I've heard, if someone lives as a homeless person for two years, they have a stronger immune system compared to someone who's been living the lavish life for the same amount of time.

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            • Edited by Parakitteh: 4/27/2013 12:59:58 PM
              For scale, people, the NHS in the United Kingdom sees 80 million patients in [i]about four months[/i].

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            • and this is why Australia is pretty amazing. [spoiler]We don't have to pay. We just have to wait... and wait... and wait.[/spoiler]

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              • That's why all countries need socialized healthcare.

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              • Starting January 1st of this year, Obamacare put a cap on the maximum Flexible Spending Account contributions. My dad was setting aside $5,000 a month for out-of-pocket medical expenses, but now he can only set aside $2,500. That money is tax-exempt, yes, but it is also not counted towards calculating my dad's Social Security Retirement Benefit as it reduces his gross salary. For families with a lot of medical issues who need the money set aside (including mine), this has forced us to pick and choose which prescriptions to fill, and I myself have had to half the prescribed dosage of my Modafinil that I take everyday.

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                • This seems insane to me... Then again I'm British and I don't have to pay...

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                • or you could uhh y'know have free healthcare... Or move to Canada..

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                • OMG WE NEED FREE HEALTHCARE! DONT WORRY THE RICH WILL PAY FOR US!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE DONT EVEN HAVE TO WORK ANYMORE!!!

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                  • That's what they get for being poor.

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