Nearly 40% of Americans skipped medical care in 2022 because of cost concerns, poll finds

A growing number of Americans are delaying important medical care because of the high cost of treatment, a new survey shows.

In 2022, 38% of Americans said they or a family member skipped or delayed medical care, amid the highest rate of inflation in more than 40 years, according to an annual health care poll from Gallup.

The jump reflects an increase of 12 percentage points compared to 2021 and marks the highest year-to-year increase in Americans delaying health care, including evaluations, treatments and procedures, since Gallup began conducting the poll in 2001.