The column highlights some of the trends likely causing the drop, such as consumer job losses and an increase in high-deductible insurance plans.
The article also discusses consumers choosing to wait on elective outpatient procedures, and mentions the recent AmSurg quarterly report which revealed a drop for the organization in same-store procedures from the same period a year ago.
Read the Wall Street Journal report on the declining use of medical services.
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