Medicare and health care affordability

Medicare is leaving large numbers of the program’s beneficiaries without at least some of the care they need. According to the Commonwealth Fund’s annual health care affordability survey, One-third of Medicare beneficiaries said it was difficult to afford health care costs, including more than half of beneficiaries under age 65. More than one in five beneficiaries reported delaying or skipping needed health care because of the cost, including more than four in 10 under age 65. More than one in five beneficiaries said health care costs made it harder for them to afford food and utility bills, including more than [...]