The Wall Street Journal reports today that the sour economy is already causing consumers to cut back on “everything from doctors’ appointments to preventive tests to prescription drugs.” In other words, a funny thing is happening on the way to the market-driven healthcare revolution. When money is tight, people are making the sensible economic decision to reduce spending.
Notes the Journal: “Health-policy experts say that patients’ short-term care cutbacks could lead to more medical problems and higher spending down the road. As more people forgo screenings or wait until minor medical problems blow up into serious complications, hospital and emergency-room admissions could eventually spike.”
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