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Consumer actions related to medical visit and decisions U.S. 2018, by generation

Consumer actions never taken before or after a medical visit or when making decisions in the United States as of 2018, by generation

This survey shows the share of consumers who never took select actions before or after a medical visit or when making decisions in the U.S. in 2018, by generation. Almost 49% of Millennials had never compared costs for any recommended medical services from different providers or facilities to find the best value.

Never compared costs for any recommended medical services from different providers or facilities to find best value 49 62 69 56
Never brought along a friend or family member with me for my visit as my advocate or for support 43 57 58 55
Never asked a provider or insurance company about costs or looked up costs for any medical services recommended for me 38 46 48 51
Never brought a list of questions to a visit 39 37 31 47