Gallup: Peak Number of Americans Delaying Medical Care Over Costs

[zimmer]

One in three Americans has put off seeking medical treatment in 2014 due to high costs, according to Gallup — the highest percentage since Gallup began asking the question in 2001.

Thirty-three percent of Americans have delayed medical treatment for themselves or their families because of the costs they’d have to pay...

The hardest-hit: the middle-class. Americans with an annual household income of between $30,000 and $75,000 began delaying medical care over costs more in 2014, up to 38 percent...

http://dailycaller.com/2014/11/28/gallup-peak-number-of-americans-delaying-medical-care-over-costs/

Obama/Gruber and their... ahem... "base" strike again.

Whenever government sticks its fingers into the free market in an aggressive manner you get higher costs, poorer and slower service. When will the Gruberites learn? Posts in the past weeks have revealed... never.

And King Obamaramadingdong has delayed a lot of the pain...

I tell ya, Nancy... it sure was great to have to wait after the bill was passed to see what was in it. I can't wait until Tea Party Republicans do the same... putting the Federal government beast back in the little box it's supposed to be in.

 

[shrubnose]

How many people in the top 1% had to delay any medical procedures?

Fill us in. :roll:




:lamo

 

[Helix]

How many people in the top 1% had to delay any medical procedures?

Fill us in. :roll:




:lamo

because American health care only recently became overpriced, lol. :lol:

 

[chromium]

Reading the actual question is key. The title is so ridiculously misleading. "Within the 12 months, have you or a family member put off ANY sort of medical treatment due to costs?"

Well yes, my 3rd cousin twice removed put off her $30k lyposuction that medicaid expansion and no insurer would ever cover anyway. Notice even 22% with insurance answered yes

What a useless poll

 

[upsideguy]

Obama/Gruber and their... ahem... "base" strike again.

Whenever government sticks its fingers into the free market in an aggressive manner you get higher costs, poorer and slower service. When will the Gruberites learn? Posts in the past weeks have revealed... never.

And King Obamaramadingdong has delayed a lot of the pain...

I tell ya, Nancy... it sure was great to have to wait after the bill was passed to see what was in it. I can't wait until Tea Party Republicans do the same... putting the Federal government beast back in the little box it's supposed to be in.

This is not an indictment of Obama care, as much as you want it to be. It is an indictment of the high cost of our healthcare system. Obamacare was first about expanding healthcare coverage (which it has done) and second, about containing costs (which there is some evidence that this is happening, but its too early to know). Prior to Obamacare, our healthcare system was the most expensive and one of the less effective in first world. The PPACA, given that it was more of an insurance mandate than healthcare reform (nothing really changed in the delivery system), is not likely to change that.

 

[justabubba]

yes, because medical care was so reasonably priced prior to Obamacare
what a stupid thread premise

 

[Declan]

Reading the actual question is key. The title is so ridiculously misleading. "Within the 12 months, have you or a family member put off ANY sort of medical treatment due to costs?"

Well yes, my 3rd cousin twice removed put off her $30k lyposuction that medicaid expansion and no insurer would ever cover anyway. Notice even 22% with insurance answered yes

What a useless poll

Not useless, but certainly not precise. My guess is part of the thinking wasn't just cost being "my co-pay" but also "...and I would be out of work which I cannot afford to do" for some of the respondents. The PPACA is a bad set up. I blame the democrats who enacted the thing moreso than the GOP for not coming up with something better than this albatross around the neck of the progressive cause. It is more a corporate subsidy than anything else IMO.

 

[Fletch]

This is not an indictment of Obama care, as much as you want it to be. It is an indictment of the high cost of our healthcare system. Obamacare was first about expanding healthcare coverage (which it has done) and second, about containing costs (which there is some evidence that this is happening, but its too early to know). Prior to Obamacare, our healthcare system was the most expensive and one of the less effective in first world. The PPACA, given that it was more of an insurance mandate than healthcare reform (nothing really changed in the delivery system), is not likely to change that.

It is an indictment of Obamacare, because the problem with American health care insurance prior to Obamacare was cost. And after Obamacare, the problem is still cost. Obamacare managed to take a bad system that worked for many people and mad it worse for everyone.

 

[chromium]

Not useless, but certainly not precise. My guess is part of the thinking wasn't just cost being "my co-pay" but also "...and I would be out of work which I cannot afford to do" for some of the respondents. The PPACA is a bad set up. I blame the democrats who enacted the thing moreso than the GOP for not coming up with something better than this albatross around the neck of the progressive cause. It is more a corporate subsidy than anything else IMO.

Indeed, progressive would be to end the for-profit model altogether and enact mandatory sick leave for serious illness, as they have in europe. I agree that in the mind of the poll respondent, "can't afford" would include being unable to take time off work.

The dems sought a political score like a decrease in # who have *no* insurance. Yes, medical bankruptcies should go down as well due to removing "preexisting condition" outrages, but in a for profit system, the cost of insurance will only go up in response. Add the individual mandate and what you have is simply corporate welfare with some medicaid expansion (which benefits the middle class not at all) as window dressing.

 

[Declan]

Indeed, progressive would be to end the for-profit model altogether and enact mandatory sick leave for serious illness, as they have in europe. I agree that in the mind of the poll respondent, "can't afford" would include being unable to take time off work.

The dems sought a political score like a decrease in # who have *no* insurance. Yes, medical bankruptcies should go down as well due to removing "preexisting condition" outrages, but in a for profit system, the cost of insurance will only go up in response. Add the individual mandate and what you have is simply corporate welfare with some medicaid expansion (which benefits the middle class not at all) as window dressing.

The problem is the failure of states to address these issues before now. those states that did nit expand medicaid really have no workable alternative on the table. There are far too many working poor people in the gap both at state level and at federal levels to try to do nothing. It is an injustice in my mind that we are subsidizing the insurance of someone making above the median household income but do nothing for those who fall in the gap between state medicaid eligibility and PPACA subsidy assistance floors. This should have never been allowed to happen (and that is on the democrats) and something needs to be done to fix it NOW (and that is on the GOP).

 

[tres borrachos]

Someone let me know when the ACA actually does something for those of us who have been paying for employer healthcare for years without assistance from the government. It's a nice entitlement program, but it isn't worth **** to anyone who didn't need the entitlement. When healthcare costs actually become "Affordable" (like that first "A"), then it will be positive. That isn't going to happen.

 

[ludin]

This is not an indictment of Obama care, as much as you want it to be. It is an indictment of the high cost of our healthcare system. Obamacare was first about expanding healthcare coverage (which it has done) and second, about containing costs (which there is some evidence that this is happening, but its too early to know). Prior to Obamacare, our healthcare system was the most expensive and one of the less effective in first world. The PPACA, given that it was more of an insurance mandate than healthcare reform (nothing really changed in the delivery system), is not likely to change that.

actually it is as obamacare was supposed to lower costs. it hasn't lowered costs it has in fact sent premiums and healthcare costs in general soaring way above normal levels.
if it contained costs then costs wouldn't be rising they would be going down they are not.

if premiums were going lower in price but they aren't.
Obamacare sends health premiums skyrocketing by as much as 78 percent - Washington Times

the continued lie that premiums and costs are going down is nothing but BS. it is about time the liberals woke up and realized that obamcare is a failure.

prior to obamacare lol it still is expensive what are you talking about however what you fail to realize the reason for the expense.
the US leads the world in Medical procedures, Medical technology and we have some of the best doctors in the world that practice medicine. we are also one of the leaders in
RND for medical research. that all costs money. while other countries sit back and just buy what we create at a lower cost.

you are also wrong about the effectiveness of the US medical system. we are highly more likely to survive diabetes, cancer and other major medical issues here in the US compared to elsewhere.

 

[ludin]

It is an indictment of Obamacare, because the problem with American health care insurance prior to Obamacare was cost. And after Obamacare, the problem is still cost. Obamacare managed to take a bad system that worked for many people and mad it worse for everyone.

exactly obamacare does nothing to manage costs.
the real cost to medical care is paperwork and defensive medicine combined they make up 80 cents of every dollar we spend on medical costs.
when a doctor spends more time doing paper work than treating patients there is a huge issue.

when a doctor has to order 10 more tests than needed just so he isn't sued there is a huge issue and people wonder why costs continue to climb.

now obamacare has lied even more.

they are proposing new rule that if you do not enroll you will not keep your existing plan but be enrolled in the 2nd lowest costing silver plan.
if you like your plan you can keep it what a load of BS.