HealthLeaders Media has released a new fact sheet on trends in consumer confidence. Based on data from Truven Health Analytics, it provides data on the following:
- Nearly a quarter of those under age 65 expected difficulty in paying for health insurance or services in the next 3 months, while fewer Medicare-age patients [14%] were concerned about their ability to pay.
- Primary care physician office visits were on the upswing again in 2012 after months of decline.
- The downward trend in elective hospital admissions continued in 2011-2012 but at a slower pace.
- Unsurprisingly, those at the lowest income levels were most likely to defer a physician or hospital visit.
Source: Fact file: consumer sentiment. HealthLeaders Media, Jan-Feb 2013. http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/288903.pdf
Posted by AHA Resource Center, (312) 422-2050, rc@aha.org
Filed under: Consumer satisfaction, Future trends, Health care utilization | Tagged: delayed medical care trends, elective hospital admission trends, Health care access, health care consumer trends, Hospital utilization trends |
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