U.S. Residents With Chronic Illnesses More Likely To Experience Medical Errors, Forgo Medical Care Because Of Cost

from medical news Today:

U.S. residents with chronic diseases are more likely to forgo medical
care because of high costs and experience medical errors than residents
of other nations with such conditions, according to a study published
on Thursday in the journal Health Affairs, Reuters/Boston Globe reports. For the study, conducted by the Commonwealth Fund,
researchers surveyed 7,500 adults, each of whom had at least one of
seven chronic diseases -- high blood pressure, heart disease, lung
disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis and depression. Participants
included residents of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the
Netherlands, New Zealand, Britain and the U.S.