Survey: 1 in 3 Americans skip medical care because can't afford it

"One in three Americans say their families skipped medical care because they couldn't afford it, according to an AFL-CIO survey." (Source: "Americans skip medical care because of cost, AFL-CIO survey says," Plain Dealers, March 26, 2008.) "A quarter of the respondents said they had serious problems paying for the care they needed, and 79 percent said health care is a top voting issue for them." The online survey was conducted earlier this year and also included Ohio-specific results. "While 29 percent nationally said they did not fill a prescription or skipped doses because of cost, 35 percent of Ohioans surveyed answered that question similarly. Five percent of all survey takers said they had considered or filed for personal bankruptcy because of medical debt; the figure was 9 percent of Ohioans." Complete survey results are available here.