Americans' confidence in their ability to access and pay for health care remained unstable in the second quarter of 2012, according to a consumer sentiment index produced by Truven Health Analytics, formerly the health care business of Thomson Reuters.
The Consumer Healthcare Sentiment Index—which measures consumer attitudes toward health care access, use and payment—has been slipping since April, when consumer confidence jumped to a record high of 103. It since leveled off to 102 in May, then 100 in June.
The retrospective composite of the CHSI declined the most between April and June, falling below the baseline value of 100 in June. Postponing or cancelling health care treatments and prescription drug refill delays were the main drivers behind the decline in the retrospective sentiment composite.
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