claim: forty-five percent of americans went without needed care because of costs in 2007.
author: bill pascrell
evidence_1: health care. an analysis of the commonwealth fund. 2007 biennial  health insurance survey. sheila d. rustgi, michelle m. doty, and  sara r. collins ... ing needed care because of cost and 45 percent of women  accrued medical debt or reported ... forty-five percent of women were.
evidence_2: sep 19, 2017 ... one in five uninsured adults in 2016 went without needed medical care due to  cost. ... in the past, gaps in the public insurance system and lack of access to  affordable private coverage left millions without health insurance, and the  number of uninsured americans grew over time, particularly during periods ...
evidence_3: aug 18, 2008 ... medical bill problems included not being able to pay bills, being contacted by a  collection agency about an unpaid bill, and changing one's way of life in order to  pay medical ... forty-five percent of adults reported problems getting care  because of costs in 2007, a dramatic increase from 29 percent in 2001.
evidence_4: sep 17, 2009 ... the study, conducted at harvard medical school and cambridge health alliance,  found that uninsured, working-age americans have a 40 percent higher ... net for  the disadvantaged likely explain the substantial increase in the number of deaths , as the uninsured are more likely to go without needed care.
evidence_5: monday, dec. 3 (healthday news) -- almost 20 percent of americans, or more  than 40 million adults, can't afford or access needed health care, according to a  new u.s. government report released monday. access to health care is the focus  of this year's health, united states, 2007 report from the centers for disease ...