{"id":11634,"date":"2018-09-30T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=11634"},"modified":"2018-09-27T10:11:37","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T14:11:37","slug":"deductibles-and-copays-are-the-top-worry-among-medicare-enrollees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=11634","title":{"rendered":"Deductibles and copays are the top worry among Medicare enrollees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">According to a recent survey from eHealth.com, nearly 4 out of 10 Medicare enrollees have admitted to skipping or delaying medical care, or failing to fill a prescription, to save money. When it comes to understanding Medicare plan options and choosing one, it can be complex and overwhelming. The attached article reviews some of the expenses that are driving beneficiaries\u2019 decision to avoid the doctor. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/09\/26\/why-nearly-4-in-10-people-on-medicare-skip-their-doctors-visits.html\">Read article here\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dreamstime_m_26959188survey-questionnaire-poll.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8564\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dreamstime_m_26959188survey-questionnaire-poll-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dreamstime_m_26959188survey-questionnaire-poll-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dreamstime_m_26959188survey-questionnaire-poll-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dreamstime_m_26959188survey-questionnaire-poll-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dreamstime_m_26959188survey-questionnaire-poll.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre>Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link\u2019s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent survey from eHealth.com, nearly 4 out of 10 Medicare enrollees have admitted to skipping or delaying<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-care-finance","category-medicare-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11634"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11635,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11634\/revisions\/11635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}