Older Americans and Australians are skipping expensive - but necessary - healthcare.

Across peer wealthy nations, less than ten percent of older adults skipped recommended care services due to cost. The highest rates of skipping care due to cost came from the older adult populations in the U.S. and Australia, indicating mismatches between healthcare cost, need, and coverage—even among the Medicare population.

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