NBC News (6/2, Lovelace) said, “Women are more likely than men to skip, delay or take less medication than was prescribed because of cost, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.” The conclusion stemmed from the CDC’s yearly National Health Interview Survey, which “found that in 2021, 9.2 million adults ages 18 to 64 – about 1 in 10 – reported skipping, delaying or using less medication than prescribed over the past year to save money.” Regarding “this nonadherence,” the percentage for women came out to 9.1% while the share for men came out to 7%.
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— “Women more likely than men to skip or delay medications due to cost, CDC report finds,” Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, June 2, 2023