Skipped health care or Rx due to cost among workers with ESI U.S. 2018 | Statista

According to a 2018 survey, a third of respondents with employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) said they or a family member living in their household had put off or postponed getting health care they needed in the past 12 months because of the cost. This statistic presents the percentage of workers with employer-sponsored health insurance in the U.S. who said they or a family member skipped or postponed health care or drug prescriptions (Rx) in the past 12 months due to cost as of 2018.

Share of U.S. workers with employer-sponsored health insurance who said they or a family member skipped health care or drug prescriptions (Rx) due to cost as of 2018

Characteristic	Percentage of workers
Relied on home remedies or over-the-counter drugs instead of going to see a doctor	35%
Put off or postponed getting heath care they needed	33%
Not gotten a medical test or treatment that was recommended by a doctor	24%
Not filled a prescription, cut pills in half, or skipped doses of medicine	18%
Yes to any of the above	51%

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Release date

May 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

September 25 to October 9, 2018

Number of respondents

1,407 respondents

Age group

18-64 years

Special properties

Have health insurance from an employer or union (excluding those covered by a parent’s employer)

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

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