Whether they are with health insurance or not, there are many Michigan citizens who are struggling to get the health care they need when they need it.
In the month of March, the Center for Health care Research & Transformation released the Cover Michigan Survey 2010 – a picture of what is happening with access to care in Michigan – and the results shows both the importance of health care reform and the challenges reform will face.
According to the survey showed, even those who have private health insurance are choosing to forgo needed care because they cannot afford to pay rising co-pays and deductibles. All 17% of those who are with the private health insurance made a conscious decision not to seek care over a six-month period, mostly because of the cost of that care.
And, like you might expect, the survey showed that those who are not insured are the most likely to forgo needed care based on the cost of that care. One out of five who lacked of health insurance said they had delayed needed care over a six-month period.
Those who are with Medicaid coverage have a particular challenge: finding providers who will accept their coverage. More than one-third people in our survey said they had a hard time finding a provider to care for them.
Despite the big talk about the health reform bill, the truth is that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed by President Barack Obama on March 23, will make progress in all of these areas. Though the act is not perfect by any means, but it lays vital foundation for improving health care in the state and nation.
In the month of March, the Center for Health care Research & Transformation released the Cover Michigan Survey 2010 – a picture of what is happening with access to care in Michigan – and the results shows both the importance of health care reform and the challenges reform will face.
According to the survey showed, even those who have private health insurance are choosing to forgo needed care because they cannot afford to pay rising co-pays and deductibles. All 17% of those who are with the private health insurance made a conscious decision not to seek care over a six-month period, mostly because of the cost of that care.
And, like you might expect, the survey showed that those who are not insured are the most likely to forgo needed care based on the cost of that care. One out of five who lacked of health insurance said they had delayed needed care over a six-month period.
Those who are with Medicaid coverage have a particular challenge: finding providers who will accept their coverage. More than one-third people in our survey said they had a hard time finding a provider to care for them.
Despite the big talk about the health reform bill, the truth is that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed by President Barack Obama on March 23, will make progress in all of these areas. Though the act is not perfect by any means, but it lays vital foundation for improving health care in the state and nation.
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