A new Gallup poll suggests nearly 100 million Americans have had to take painful cost-saving measures due to medical bills in the past six months.
, in conjunction with the nonprofit organization West Health. More than 3,000 American adults across all 50 states and Washington D.C. were questioned about their recent health care-related spending, among other things. More specifically, they were asked if they had taken one or more of several cost-saving measures due to higher health care costs in the last six months.
Overall, 38% of respondents said yes to at least one of these measures, which would be the equivalent of 98 million Americans. The most common measure people took was delaying medical care, which could include not paying for their prescription drugs . But people also drove less , cut back on utilities , skipped meals , or borrowed money to cover their bills .
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