The number of Americans reporting that they or a family member were forced to put off medical treatment in 2022 due to rising costs has surged to a record high, according to a new Gallup poll.
The poll, published on Jan. 17, found that 38 percent of those surveyed reported that they or a family member had put off seeking medical care because of the high cost they would have to pay.
That represents an increase of 12 percentage points compared to 2021 and is the highest in the 22 years that Gallup has been tracking the trend.
Gallup’s annual Health and Healthcare poll surveyed 1,020 U.S. adults aged 18 and older living in all 50 states and the District of Columbia between Nov. 9 to Dec. 2 and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points….