More than a third of U.S. military veterans under age 65 have concerns about their ability to pay medical bills, whether they get their coverage from private or government programs, according to a survey.
About 13% of veterans had problems paying medical bills and over 8% had forgone medical care altogether, according to the report from the National Center for Health Statistics. Those covered by private insurance were more likely to be worried about health costs than people who got care through the US Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense’s Tricare program, the report found.
