claim: "53 percent of americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs."
author: bill pascrell
evidence_1: mar 2, 2017 ... for example, among those reporting problems paying medical bills, seven in ten  (73 percent) report cutting back spending on food, clothing, or basic household  items. challenges affording care also result in some americans saying they have  delayed or skipped care due to costs in the past year, including ...
evidence_2: the rising cost of health insurance premiums for employers — up 131 percent in  the last decade, to an average $13,375 per year for family coverage, .... the  kaiser family foundation, in a poll of americans released last february, found  that 53 percent reported that their household cut back on health care because of  cost.
evidence_3: mar 7, 2017 ... republicans will argue that by cutting back insurance standards, their bill would  lower premiums — because people can choose to buy less coverage ... second,  the act provides premium tax credits that are linked to the cost of a plan that  covers 70 percent of costs, on average (the so-called silver plans).
evidence_4: jan 5, 2016 ... in the new poll, conducted by the new york times and the kaiser family  foundation, roughly 20 percent of people under age 65 with health insurance  nonetheless reported having problems paying their medical bills over the last  year. by comparison, 53 percent of people without insurance said the same.
evidence_5: at the same time, americans are both dissatisfied with the current health care  system and relatively satisfied with their own health care arrangements. ..... or a  member of their household had skipped medical treatment, cut pills, or left a  prescription unfilled in the past year because of cost (usa today/kaiser/hsph  2005).