Not surprisingly, research shows that household food insecurity is a strong predictor of higher health care utilization and increased health care costs. (frac.org)
Thus, it may be too early to observe changes in health or other measures of access or health care utilization whose benefit might take more time to gauge. (sciencedaily.com)
This inconsistent pattern of health care utilization may put these individuals at higher risk for delaying medical care for significant medical symptoms and for raising costs of care. (care.diabetesjournals.org)