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Alignment Health survey: Top 4 Barriers to Senior Health
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 16:44
- Economic Instability: Of the 1 in 5 seniors who skip medical care, 29% say they were worried about not having enough money to pay for needed care.
- Food Insecurity: Of those who are concerned about negative impacts to their health in the next year, nearly 1 in 5 survey respondents (19%) cite a lack of healthy food to eat.
- Lack of Support: Of those who are concerned about negative impacts to their health in the next year, nearly 1 in 5 seniors shared they had no one to help them.
- Transportation: More than 18% of seniors who skipped needed medical care in the last year say they did so because they did not have a ride.
Notes: From a survey of a nationally and regionally representative sample of 2,601 U.S. seniors ages 65 and older from June 28 to July 10, 2023.
Source: Alignment Health, "2023 Social Threats to Aging Well in America," September 7, 2023
Source URL: https://www.alignmenthealth.com/Alignment/media/pdf/ALHC-202...
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