China News Service, May 1 (Xinhua)-According to foreign media reports, a recent Gallup poll showed that if symptoms of new coronavirus infection occur, 14% of American adults will give up treatment because they cannot afford medical expenses.
On April 28 local time, the lawn in New York Central Park under the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic set up warning signs to remind people to maintain social distance. China News Agency reporter Liao Panshe
According to this poll, one in seven American adults said that if they or their family members develop symptoms of the new coronavirus infection, they will be unable to pay for medical expenses because of their inability to pay for it; at the same time, even if they are confident that they have been infected with the new coronavirus, 9 % Of adults will still give up treatment.
It is reported that the results of this poll are part of a special study being conducted by Gallup and non-profit organization West Health. The poll was conducted from April 1 to 14 to assess the US public ’s view.
According to a study released by the American Health Insurance Program in early April, the average cost of treatment in the intensive care unit for patients with new crowns in the United States exceeds $ 30,000. It is reported that in the past two months, in the United States, many people have been ruined due to the treatment of new coronary pneumonia.
To make matters worse, 55% of Americans get medical insurance through work, but since the outbreak, the unemployment rate in the United States has increased dramatically. In the past 5 weeks, more than 30 million Americans have applied for unemployment, and the number of uninsured households has been unprecedentedly high. . Even those with jobs and medical insurance may face huge out-of-pocket expenses or other additional expenses.
According to reports, previously, when some Americans died because of rejection by the hospital, Trump asked the hospital to bear the cost of treating new coronary pneumonia. Several large insurance companies also pledged to waive the costs related to the new crown virus test in early April for 60 days. . However, these policies do not include other costs related to hospitalization, such as ambulance, outpatient or non-new crown patients.
In addition, Gallup polls also show that people who have an annual income of less than $ 4,000 and their family members are almost four times more likely to be rejected by the hospital than those with an annual income of more than $ 100,000. People with low incomes are also more likely to avoid seeking treatment due to financial problems.
According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of now, there have been more than 1.07 million diagnosed cases in the United States and more than 63,000 deaths.