Rising Health Costs Push Some Middle-Aged Adults To Skip the Doc Until Medicare

Summary: Many adults between the ages of 50 and 64 are skipping important doctor visits because health insurance costs too much. Recently, special government help to pay for Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) plans ended. Because of this, monthly bills have doubled or tripled for many people. Some are paying thousands of dollars a month just to keep their insurance, draining their retirement savings.

To save money, people are putting off important tests like colonoscopies or CT scans until they turn 65 and can get Medicare. However, doctors warn that waiting to get care could make people much sicker. This could also cost taxpayers a lot more money later when these adults finally use Medicare to treat health problems that got worse while they waited.

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