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U.S. seniors have tougher time paying for health care

Nearly a quarter of older adults in the U.S. said that in the past year they had not visited a doctor when sick, skipped a recommended test or treatment, not filled a prescription or skipped medication doses because of the cost.

By Marlene Y. Satter | Updated on November 20, 2017
Not only are seniors sicker in the U.S. than their counterparts in 10 other high-income countries, but they’re hindered by financial barriers to obtaining the care they need. (Photo: Shutterstock(

There’s at least one group for whom America isn’t quite the greatest country in the world, and that’s seniors, who tend to be sicker and pay more for health care than their peers in other countries. 

A Commonwealth Fund study, reports Health Day, finds that not only are seniors sicker in the U.S. than their counterparts in 10 other high-income countries, but they’re hindered by financial barriers to obtaining the care they need—despite the fact that they’re covered by Medicare.

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