Wood's husband, a plumbing contractor, saw its business to a halt in 2008 with the mortgage crisis.
"The economy hit us," Wood said in an interview with the Chicago Family Health Center, a nonprofit organization.
Like millions of Americans, she hopes the health reform initiative that President Barack Obama became law with his signature in March between the effect. But like millions of Americans, not sure what it will do for her.
A Thomson Reuters survey on consumer confidence released on Monday showed that Americans' confidence in their ability to pay and access to health services has fallen by 5 percent since December 2009.
The Thomson Reuters index of consumer opinion on health services was based on a monthly survey of 3,000 consumers, who were asked whether they had problems paying or had to postpone health care in the previous three months.
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They were also asked if they thought they would have to make that decision in the next three months.
In each survey question, responses were more pessimistic than they were in July-December.
"This is a reason of concern for health providers and policy makers," he said in a statement Gary Pickens, principal research manager at Thomson Reuters, parent company of Reuters.Pickens has seen a gradual erosion of confidence since December, despite a few notable peaks such as in April, the month after Congress passed the Health Act accessible.
"I doubt the average person really knows who has been implemented (...) They just know there is much discussion and a lot of negative publicity," he added.
David Kendall, an expert on health and tax policy ThirdWay, an expert group of centrist, said that dissatisfaction with the current health system probably reflects a disappointment after the health reform debate is over."The health reform debate raised expectations of people and there is a disappointing result because it did not solve the problem," said Kendall.
He said the growing dissatisfaction with the health system could help the Democrats who supported the health reform, but could also be divisive.
The Thomson Reuters poll, Republicans tend to have slightly greater confidence about their access to health, which could be related to employment, Pickens said.
"Clearly, at the top of the pyramid, the most important factor is related to coverage, Pickens said in a telephone interview." It's related to your employment situation and obviously, many people in the country without work " added.
They were also asked if they thought they would have to make that decision in the next three months.
In each survey question, responses were more pessimistic than they were in July-December.
"This is a reason of concern for health providers and policy makers," he said in a statement Gary Pickens, principal research manager at Thomson Reuters, parent company of Reuters.Pickens has seen a gradual erosion of confidence since December, despite a few notable peaks such as in April, the month after Congress passed the Health Act accessible.
"I doubt the average person really knows who has been implemented (...) They just know there is much discussion and a lot of negative publicity," he added.
He said the growing dissatisfaction with the health system could help the Democrats who supported the health reform, but could also be divisive.
The Thomson Reuters poll, Republicans tend to have slightly greater confidence about their access to health, which could be related to employment, Pickens said.
"Clearly, at the top of the pyramid, the most important factor is related to coverage, Pickens said in a telephone interview." It's related to your employment situation and obviously, many people in the country without work " added.
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