Cost-related access issues among older adults with mental health needs worldwide 2021

In 2021, Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. were most likely to report having cost-related problems to accessing mental health services compared to older adults of other high income countries. These older adults with mental health needs were likely to not visit a doctor, skip a test or treatment, or not fill out a prescription due to cost. This was despite mental health generally being covered under Medicare. This statistic presents the percentage of adults aged 65 and older with a mental health need who reported any cost-related access problem in 2021 worldwide.

2021年，相较于其他高收入国家的老年人，美国医疗保险受益人更有可能报告在获取心理健康服务时遇到与成本相关的难题。这些具有心理健康需求的老年人可能因成本原因而未就诊、跳过检查或治疗，或未填写处方。尽管心理健康通常在医疗保险的覆盖范围内。本统计数据展示了全球2021年报告有任何成本相关获取问题的65岁及以上具有心理健康需求的成年人所占的百分比。