Are You Cutting Visits to the Doctor?

Apparently, nearly one in four Americans has cut back on visits to the doctor, as a way to save money during the current economic downturn.

According to a San Francisco Chronicle article , "Americans have been paying a greater share of their health care costs over the past several years primarily because employers, who cover nearly 60 percent of insured individuals, have been shifting more of the rising cost burden onto them by requiring them to pay a larger share of the premium, raising co-payments, changing plan designs and reducing benefits...Some of those tactics are designed to make people think twice before running to the doctor...the idea behind such plans is that consumers who have more skin in the game will spend those dollars more wisely."

Are you cutting back on visits to the doctor, and if so, why? Share your thoughts here in the poll, and on the forum.

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