This statistic depicts various medical-related responsibilities that women in the U.S. delayed or had trouble with due to high costs in 2017, by insurance type. Among those that were uninsured, 49 percent went without care or delayed care due to high costs.
Percentage of U.S. women that reported select difficulties with medical care due to costs as of 2017, by insurance type*
Characteristic
Private insurance
Medicaid
Uninsured
Delayed or went without care
21%
25%
49%
Put off or postponed preventative services
15%
16%
47%
Skipped recommended medical tests or treatment
18%
19%
42%
Not filled prescription, cut pills or skipped doses of medication
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (March 31, 2018). Percentage of U.S. women that reported select difficulties with medical care due to costs as of 2017, by insurance type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/873647/cost-issues-in-medical-care-for-women-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. women that reported select difficulties with medical care due to costs as of 2017, by insurance type*." Chart. March 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873647/cost-issues-in-medical-care-for-women-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2018). Percentage of U.S. women that reported select difficulties with medical care due to costs as of 2017, by insurance type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873647/cost-issues-in-medical-care-for-women-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Women That Reported Select Difficulties with Medical Care Due to Costs as of 2017, by Insurance Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873647/cost-issues-in-medical-care-for-women-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. women that reported select difficulties with medical care due to costs as of 2017, by insurance type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873647/cost-issues-in-medical-care-for-women-in-the-us/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. women that reported select difficulties with medical care due to costs as of 2017, by insurance type* [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, March 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/873647/cost-issues-in-medical-care-for-women-in-the-us/
