It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance

FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most working-age Americans get health insurance through their employer, but even they are finding it tougher to afford medical care these days, a new study shows.

Researchers found that over the past 20 years, a growing number of Americans with job-based health insurance have been skipping medical care due to costs. Women have been particularly hard-hit.

About 61% of Americans younger than 65 get health insurance through their employer, and businesses use that benefit to help attract workers, (Avni) Gupta pointed out.

"It's the most important fringe benefit of employment," she said. But increasingly, the new findings show, that fringe benefit is falling short.

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