Specifically, the survey found these results for people age 45 to 59 (members of Generation X and boomers) as a result of health care costs:

49% didn’t go to the doctor last year when they were sick or injured
45% skipped a recommended medical test or treatment
43% didn’t go to a dentist when they needed treatment
40% went without a routine physical or other preventive health care
30% didn’t fill a prescription or took less than the prescribed dose of medicine