More than a third of people reported postponing medical treatment due to high costs in 2022, marking the highest percentage recorded in 22 years, according to a new poll.
Respondents were twice as likely to delay medical treatments that were deemed “serious” compared to those that were “nonserious,” according to the poll. Of those who postponed treatment, 27% said it was for a “very” or “somewhat” serious condition or illness, while only 11% said it was for a “not very” or “not at all” serious condition or illness.
“With high inflation creating moderate to severe hardship for a majority of Americans in the second half of 2022, their reports of delaying medical care in general due to cost — as well as delaying care for a serious condition — rose sharply to new highs,” Gallup research consultant. “Young adults, those in lower-income households and women were especially likely to say they or a family member had put off medical care.
About 34% of low-income adults reported canceling a medical treatment in 2022 compared to just 18% of high-income adults, according to the poll. However, the percentage of high-income and middle-income adults who delayed medical care due to costs in 2022 grew compared to previous years, with 29% of middle-income adults reporting postponements — a record high. The number of postponements among high-income respondents was the second highest on record, falling only below 2015, when 19% of the demographic reported delaying treatment.
The Gallup poll surveyed 1,020 adults across the United States between Nov. 9 and Dec. 2 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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