Posted on April 30, 2008 | Category: Healthcare Costs
By Jan Greene
This just in…California healthcare consumers are increasingly worried about being able to afford the rising cost of getting medical care. A Field poll indicated that 59 percent of voters are "very concerned" about not being able to afford the costs associated with a major illness or injury, up from 48 percent of voters in a 2006 survey.
Fifty-eight percent of the California voters told the pollsters they are "very concerned" about having to pay more out-of-pocket costs for health care, up from 40 percent in 2006.
More than half worry they could lose their coverage, and about half worry about the quality of the health services they are able to access. (These poll numbers were reported all over, but these came from a report in the Stockton Record.
Californians are probably no more prone to worry than other Americans, so I’m guessing these results reflect all Americans’ growing fear about the comprehensiveness of their healthcare coverage. All the more reason to read this blog, as we collect more resources to help people. I’ll be adding those soon, honest…I just have a lot of paying work to do right now. Stay tuned!
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