20% of Americans are deferring healthcare because of cost, poll finds

Americans are delaying medical care as they struggle with its affordability, according to the latest NPR-IBM Watson Health poll.

The survey of more than 3,000 U.S. households in July found about 20 percent of respondents or someone in their household had postponed or canceled a healthcare service due to cost in the prior three months.  Continue reading article here…

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