This isn't new information. It's about as obvious as the nose on your face. Some people are just now openly recognizing it.

Compare the number of people skipping visits with the number of uninsured. Even with insurance, doctor's visits can still be expensive depending on the plan. After the doctor's visit, there's still paying for any prescriptions. Without insurance, some medicines are pretty much impossible to afford.

It means that this is a worsening of an existing phenomenon in the U.S.