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Survey: a third of workers skipped care over cost

CBS News says roughly a third of employees delayed medical or dental care over money worries, hitting household budgets; the dentist can wait, apparently, but the molar won't.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's three Eastern, noon Pacific, and this is BBN Newsroom. A new survey finds workers feel the least financially secure they have in seven years.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAbout a third of employees say they put off or skipped medical or dental care this past year because of money, CBS News reports.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA third. So one in three people at work right now is chewing on the left side on purpose.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd a molar ignored today is a root canal next spring, at triple the price. It's the one forecast I can't enjoy.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDale, worried about someone else.

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