Ouch! An increase in the cost of health, the economy if the device Vary
Ouch! There’s more news today, as the rising cost of health care hurts us all.
Slightly more than 1 / 4 Americans (28 percent) reported that the recent economic slowdown has caused “serious problems” paying for medical care and insurance, according to a new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a political group California.
It is the third most common type of problems are people behind problems paying gas (44 percent) and obtain an increase or a good offer to pay (29 percent).
Research shows that what happens when people in this type of economic squeeze - it stop writing checks for insurance premiums or taking medication (10 $ per prescription can be added) or go to the doctor ( Prevention of these $ 10 or $ 15 co-pay for each visit).
The new study confirms this fact: 29 percent of the population, she said herself or a member of his family need to travel, 24 percent was recommended, without test or medical treatment, 23 percent does not fill a recipe and another 19 percent reduction in tablet ignored half doses or drugs.
People with low incomes of the head were not the only reports of problems. Twenty-eight percent of families, reports on serious problems paying for medical care has been solid average, earn $ 30000 to $ 75000 a year.
The bad news is not enough.
In another study, also by the Kaiser Foundation, a researcher at the Urban Institute, said that an increase of 1 percent of unemployment rate at 1.1 throwing millions of Americans would be in the ranks of unversichert.
Current estimates to quantify the number of people without health care period of approximately 47 million euros.
This is what happens during a recession: people lose jobs and growth provides stands. In addition, more people by the end of the rotation of State or programs like Medicaid Schip (State Children’s Health Insurance Plan) for the coverage of health care.
In return, ie a state to link the revenue because, if unemployment increases (and companies which, by definition, do not, as well). Combine need to expand public programs reduced income and you have a difficult situation.
Layer up on the expansion of the deficit USA, and you have a very, very difficult.
Illinois’ projected deficit for fiscal 2009 amounted to $ 1.8 billion, according to another new report published yesterday by the Centre budget priorities and policies. How the state can expand health most loved the period of political priority in Dir Rod Blagojevich - in this economic climate, many downstate politicians are invited.
If you are done without medical care or cut back on salaries due to the slowdown, do you share your story here.
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