Health Equity

Why People Are Still Avoiding the Doctor (It’s Not the Virus)

Abstract: At first, people delayed medical care for fear of catching Covid. But as the pandemic caused staggering unemployment, medical care has become unaffordable for many.

Publication: The New York Times

Date Published: June 16, 2020

Author(s): Reed Abelson

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