Forgone Care of doctor's visits in Germany – Results from three cross-sectional surveys

Christine Haeger, Raphael Kohl, Julie L. O'Sullivan and Susanne Schnitzer

Health Policy, 2025, vol. 155, issue C

Abstract: Forgone care, defined as not using health care despite needing it, leads to adverse outcomes such as increased emergency care use. Our study uses data from German representative surveys (2016, 2021, 2022) to examine the frequency, demographics, and reasons for forgone care.

Keywords: Unmet medical needs; Utilization of health care; Social determinants; Access barriers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105273

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