WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - Americans are struggling to pay for healthcare in the ongoing economic recession, with a quarter saying they have had trouble in the past 12 months, according to a survey released on Monday.
Baby boomers -- the generation born between 1946 and 1964 -- had the most trouble and were the most likely to put off medical treatments or services, said researchers at Center for Healthcare Improvement, part of the Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters (TRI.N).
The study, available here, found that 17.4 percent of households reported postponing or delaying healthcare over the past year.
... "The percentage of households that had difficulty in paying for care in the last year was statistically unchanged between March and April (about 25 percent)."
They found 40 percent of all households planned to postpone care in the coming three months, with about 15 percent planning to put off routine doctor visits.
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