Those with chronic health conditions have also been hit hard by costs, with the price of care erecting a barrier to necessary access. (Photo: Shutterstock)
More coverage doesn't mean more care, since the cost of care is still beyond the reach of many despite more people having insurance coverage since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
That's among the findings of a new report published in JAMA Internal Medicine, which also points out that the uninsured "felt the brunt of overall rising care costs."
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
