March 12 (UPI) -- People in the United States are killing budgets, skipping meals, stretching prescriptions and driving less as they struggle to keep up with healthcare expenses, a survey shows.
Gallup found in a survey that more than one-third of Americans find themselves making "at least" one trade-off in daily expenses to make sure they can afford access to healthcare and pay its associated bills.
With the cost of health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs continuing to rise, and with the expiration of some Affordable Care Act subsidies and changes to Medicare and Medicaid, Gallup reported that people are cutting back on day-to-day requirements, borrowing money and putting off major decisions and long-term planning.
"Collectively, these shifts could leave millions of Americans without health insurance at a time when financial stress is already running high," the survey organization said in a press release.
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