Cost of living making it 'too expensive' to stay healthy: Cigna Healthcare

UK research finds

John Brazier
clock • 1 min read

New research from Cigna Healthcare shows an “alarming link” between rising costs of living and declining health across the UK population.

The Cost-of-living pressure could trigger global health crisis report found more than half (45%) of UK adults believed it is becoming too expensive to stay healthy, while over one in ten (12%) surveyed had experienced increased medical expenses. The research surveyed citizens across the UK, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, The Netherlands, UAE, and USA, aged between 16 and 65, representative of age, gender and income. Cigna also found that healthcare is the top concern for one in ten (13%) of people in the UK, ranking below economic and inflation concerns, but ahead of clima...

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