{"id":24829,"date":"2023-01-18T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=24829"},"modified":"2023-01-18T12:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T20:00:23","slug":"we-need-medicare-for-all-record-number-in-us-postponed-healthcare-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/18\/we-need-medicare-for-all-record-number-in-us-postponed-healthcare-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"‘We Need Medicare for All’: Record Number in US Postponed Healthcare in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a People’s Action rally against Big Pharma greed on September 21, 2021 in Washington, D.C<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo: Larry French\/Getty Images for People’s Action)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“After health insurance companies raised prices 24% last year and made nearly $12 billion in profits last quarter, 38% of Americans now report they or a family member put off needed medical care because it was too expensive,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “We must end this corporate greed.”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

KENNY STANCIL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan 18, 2023 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 40% of people in the United States said they or a family member delayed medical care last year due to the prohibitively high cost of treatment under the nation’s for-profit healthcare model, according to<\/a> a Gallup survey published Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As U.S. residents faced soaring prices<\/a> for private insurance, the percentage of them forgoing medical services as a result of the costs climbed 12 points in one year, from 26% in 2021 to 38% in 2022. Of those who reported postponing treatment last year, 27% said they or a family member did so “for a very or somewhat serious condition,” up nine points from the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“After health insurance companies raised prices 24% last year and made nearly $12 billion in profits last quarter, 38% of Americans now report they or a family member put off needed medical care because it was too expensive,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tweeted<\/a> in response to the new findings. “We must end this corporate greed. We need Medicare for All.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gallup has been collecting self-reported data on this issue since 2001. The firm’s latest annual healthcare poll, conducted from November 9 to December 2, found the highest level of cost-related delays in seeking medical care on record, topping the previous high of 33% (2019 and 2014) by five points and marking the sharpest annual increase to date. The proportion of people who said they or a family member postponed treatment for a serious condition in 2022 (27%) also surpassed the previous all-time high of 25% (2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number was up 12 points from 2021.

27% said the delayed medical treatment "was for a very or somewhat serious condition."https:\/\/t.co\/tlcR97pdbe<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/zmwEth4bAW<\/a><\/p>— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) January 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>