Some 92 percent have delayed or abandoned medical care because of costs, according to a survey of 1,507 U.S. adults by financial services firm JG Wentworth.

Healthcare costs aren’t expected to go down through 2027, a June study from financial firm PwC found.

“Health plans are projecting the highest medical cost trend in nearly two decades, with commercial healthcare cost trend expected to rise to 9 [percent] in 2027,” the study said.

Factors such as AI-enabled revenue optimization tools and more use of behavioral health benefits will influence the increase, PwC noted.

— J.R. Duren, “A shocking 92 percent of US adults not going to the doctor because it’s too expensive”

I've delayed and abandoned medical care because of costs.

And as if it wasn't already pretty fucking upsetting that this is even a thing in this country—one of the world's wealthiest—it's going to get worse, in part, because of "AI-enabled revenue optimization tools." Those are cursed words, a dehumanizing euphemism for "billionaires fucking us with their fancy new tech toys."

Fun times 💩

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