The number of Australians who delayed or avoided seeing their doctor because they could not afford it soared by almost 50 per cent in the past year, new figures have revealed.
abc.net.au/news/australians-delaying-health-care-because-of-cost/101916104The number of Australians who delayed or avoided seeing their doctor because they could not afford it soared by almost 50 per cent in the last year, new figures have revealed.The latest Productivity Commission Report details the impact of mounting out-of-pocket medical costs for Australians
Almost a quarter of people delayed seeing a psychologist, psychiatrist, or mental health professional because they could not afford it. While in some parts of the country, people have been languishing on waiting lists for public dental care for more than four years. The Productivity Commission figures also showed the rate of delaying or skipping GP visits was highest in Tasmania, while across the country there were about 3 million avoidable "GP-type" presentations to public hospital emergency departments.
The Productivity Commission report also revealed more than five in 100 people who needed a prescription for medication delayed or avoided filling it out because it was too expensive. While 10 per cent were waiting longer than four years, an increase by almost 12 months on the previous year.
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