Survey Finds that Ohio and Florida Residents Cutting Back in Health Care Spending

Both insured and uninsured residents of Ohio and Florida are reducing their health care spending and are having difficulty paying medical bills, according to a recent survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, NPR and Harvard School of Public Health. According to the survey, one in four residents of the two states said they are having trouble paying for medical bills. In addition, one in four people in Ohio and one in five in Florida are being pursued by collection agencies, with unpaid medical bills being the most common reason.

Residents also are limiting their medical care to cope with tight budgets. Ohio residents ranked lowering the cost of health care and health insurance second and Florida residents ranked it third when asked which steps would help to help fix the country's economic problems. To view more information on the survey go to: http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/posr071608pkg.cfm