Topic > Effects of Recession on Healthcare - 541

During this time of the twenty-first century, most people around the world are experiencing an economic recession. It has gone so far as to impact the healthcare of millions of individuals around the world. This means that these people cannot afford to see a doctor due to the loss of health benefits or the inability to afford health care costs as insurance premiums may have increased. Health care costs force many people to forgo treatment. For example, according to a recent survey conducted last year, many Americans who needed medical care did not get it due to the expense. It would be too much for their budgets. According to a survey conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit research organization, the cost led to fifty-eight people going without the health care they needed in the previous twelve months. As a result, people skipped visits to the doctor and dentist, skipped taking medications, and took money-saving measures that could have made them less healthy. The report described that while a considerable number of Americans...