The majority of American women of working age, the amount of medical insurance too, often give up because the cost of treatment. Reuters reported that researchers found that the United States, every 10 American women, there are seven do not have medical insurance, inadequate insurance, or medicines for non-payment of bills.
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Policy organizations to do the above-mentioned Commonwealth Fund survey, the institution’s President Karen Davis said that the money spent on the necessary medical insurance or pay for housing loans, credit card bills, to buy basic necessities? Difficult choice for many families.
President Obama and the American Medical Association Monday, the U.S. medical insurance plans and bodies such as the American Hospital Association met again to promote health care reform plan, the agencies committed to health care expenditure to reduce the amount of annual growth of 1.5 percent, so that in the next 10 years can save 2 trillion yuan. Council members will oversee the health care reform process and low of this year to move.
Commonwealth Fund, said to increase health care expenditure against women because of their lower average income than men in higher medical costs, more often than men in need of medical services system.
The agency found that 63 million working-age women without insurance, less than the sum insured, pay bills have difficulties due to medical expenses, or simply give up the treatment of women of working age accounted for 70 percent of the total number. The same problem exists for men only 59%.
The agency also found that 52% of women do not see a doctor not recommended by doctors to do medical examination or treatment, or not to seek the necessary medical treatment, the proportion of men, only 39%. 45% of women pay for medical expenses or medical expenses bills difficulties, and is 36 percent male.
As the research was based on a survey in 2007 as the base, the researchers said that the report may have underestimated the problems, because does not reflect the current economic downturn and the impact of increased unemployment.
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