According to the survey, 41 percent of respondents had forgone healthcare in the past year because of costs in 2010*. This has decreased slightly to 35 percent in 2020. This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults who had forgone healthcare in the past year due to cost between 2003 and 2020.
Percentage of U.S. adults who had forgone healthcare in the past year due to cost between 2003 and 2020*
* Went without at least one of the following needed care in the past year because of costs:
• Had a medical problem but did not visit doctor or clinic
• Did not fill a prescription
• Skipped recommended test, treatment, or follow-‐up
• Did not get needed specialist care
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Commonwealth Fund. (August 19, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who had forgone healthcare in the past year due to cost between 2003 and 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/671842/adults-who-had-cost-related-healthcare-issues-in-us/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percentage of U.S. adults who had forgone healthcare in the past year due to cost between 2003 and 2020*." Chart. August 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671842/adults-who-had-cost-related-healthcare-issues-in-us/
Commonwealth Fund. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who had forgone healthcare in the past year due to cost between 2003 and 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671842/adults-who-had-cost-related-healthcare-issues-in-us/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Forgone Healthcare in The past Year Due to Cost between 2003 and 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671842/adults-who-had-cost-related-healthcare-issues-in-us/
Commonwealth Fund, Percentage of U.S. adults who had forgone healthcare in the past year due to cost between 2003 and 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671842/adults-who-had-cost-related-healthcare-issues-in-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who had forgone healthcare in the past year due to cost between 2003 and 2020* [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, August 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/671842/adults-who-had-cost-related-healthcare-issues-in-us/
