More Evidence That Recession Is Bad for Patients and Doctors

WebMD quotes a survey of the U.S. family physicians by AAFP:

• Recession Is Bad for Health: Americans skipping doctor’s appointments, scrimping on drugs, eating more unhealthy foods
  
  
• 90% of family doctors surveyed said their patients have expressed concerns about paying their bills
  
  
• 42% percent planned to buy fewer fruits and vegetables
  
  
• AAFP’s survey of doctors: 54% reported seeing fewer total patients since January 2008 when the recession began
  
  

References:
Recession Is Bad for Health. WebMD.
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