Recent analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation reveals that in some states, nearly 20% of adults reported not being able to see a doctor due to costs.
Drawing on data from the past five years, the results chart a consistent trend of financial barriers to care across the United States. In 2017, for instance, the Southeast was the worst region with almost all states barring Tennessee and Kentucky sitting between 15.2-19.6%. Those numbers are consistently high across the data sets from 2013 on, despite having fallen a few percentage points. Even states with better numbers at the start of the study have improved, such as California, which has seen a decrease from 15.6% in 2013 to 11.8% in 2017.
The data were based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
You can view the full, interactive results here.