Poll: Young People More Likely To Defer Health Care Because Of Cost

If you’re not feeling well or have a routine health issue, do you go ahead and get it checked out or put if off because of the cost?

And, let’s say you do make an appointment and go. Afterward, do you fill the prescription you received or do financial concerns stop you?

We wondered how often people deferred or skipped care because of cost, so we asked in the latest NPR-IBM Watson Health Health Poll. The survey queried more than 3,000 households nationwide in July. CONT.

Scott Hensley, NPR News