3 ms·
“Most” Americans do not skip procedures due to cost. About 1/3 have (https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/americans-challenges-with-health-care-costs/ h
by kasey_junk 4y ago
“Most” Americans do not skip procedures due to cost. About 1/3 have (https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/americans-challenges-with-health-care-costs/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/americans-chall...) and that is mostly dental procedures.
That is an atrocious number and something that needs fixing but we don’t need to exaggerate it to make that true.
- qzw 4y agoGood link there, but assuming I’m looking at the same section as you, it seems like the 1/3 figure is for skipping or delaying tests and treatments recommended by their doctors, which doesn’t really tell us how many people forego seeing a doctor altogether due to cost concerns.
- kasey_junk 4y agoTechnically it was 1/3 had or had family members, which means the number is actually much better than 1/3 but I was being generous. We don’t know how many people skip healthcare because a doctor is inconvenient (in the states or in other regimes) either. So it seemed the most appropriate comparison to make.
- Goronmon 4y agoThat's the lowest percentage out of all the sentences from that paragraph. The 1/3rd is people avoiding treatment recommended by a doctor. 43% of people reported to have avoided healthcare due to costs. To me "Not most people, only 43%" isn't what I would consider too much of an exaggeration.