1 in 3 say they cut back elsewhere to pay for health care: Survey
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A survey found one in three Americans cut other expenses to pay for healthcare last year.
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If you are among the 33% of Americans polled, you may have reduced daily expenses to afford your healthcare costs.
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A new West Health/Gallup survey indicates that roughly one-third of Americans reduced at least one daily expense last year to afford health care. The poll, released Wednesday, found that approximately 33 percent of 19,535 respondents cut back on an expense for health care. The article does not specify documented consequences or what happens next.
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