'Seeking care when exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms or when suspecting of having been infected by the coronavirus is a critical element in combating the outbreak,' the Gallup report noted.
One in seven adults in the U.S. would avoid seeking health care if they had a dry cough and a fever--well-documented symptoms of COVID-19--due to concerns over the high cost of seeking medical assistance, new polling has shown., which was published this week, showed that 14 percent of American adults would avoid seeking treatment for a fever and a dry cough over concern that they wouldn't be able to pay for the care.
"Adults under 30, non-whites, those with a high school education or less and those in households with incomes under $40,000 per year are the groups most likely to indicate they would avoid seeking out care," the Gallup report outlining the poll's findings explained. "Seeking care when exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms or when suspecting of having been infected by the coronavirus is a critical element in combating the outbreak," the report noted.
Healthcare workers move a gurney with a patient at Maimonides Medical Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York on April 23 amid the coronavirus pandemicThe Families First Coronavirus Response Act passed by Congress in March ensured that Medicare, Medicaid, other government health care plans and most private insurance would cover the cost of testing for the coronavirus.
In early April, President Donald Trump said that the federal government would cover the costs of testing and treatment for Americans who do not have insurance. However, those with insurance may be charged high co-pays and deductibles, as well as other out-of-pocket costs, which the government plan would not cover.
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