Some children aren't getting the proper medical care they need—because parents think it's too expensive.
According to a new survey, the high cost of health care is deterring parents from taking their children to the doctor or buying them prescription medication.
Led by Lauren Wisk, a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, researchers examined data from the 2001-2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys on 6,273 families with at least one child.
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