Many people delaying routine doctors visits

Doctors across the country are seeing a surge in patients who are delaying routine checkups.

SEEING A SURGE IN SICKPATIENTS.NOT FROM COVID-19 BUT FROMPEOPLE DELAYING ROUTINEPREVENTATIVE CHECKUPS.SCRIPPS REPORTER CHRIS CONTETAKES A CLOSER LOOK...AT WHY PUTTING-OFF THAT REGULARDOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT COULDCREATE LONG-TERM HEALTH ISSUES.(SHOT OF EMPTY HOSPITAL)WHEREPATIENTS COULD ONCE BE FOUND,THERE IS NOTHING BUT SILENCE000420 A HUGE PIECE OF WHAT WEJOHN SCOTT CAN UNDERSTAND WHYPEOPLE WERE INITIALLY DELAYINGPREVENTATIVE CARE BACK IN THESPRING.BUT NOW, MANY OF THEPATIENTS HE'S SEEING AREBE MUCH GREATER GRAPHICWHATWORRIES DOCTOR SCOTT THE MOSTA 50 PERCENT DROP OFF INCANCER SCREENINGS ACROSS THESCREENINGS.000450 SO THE IMPACTOF THAT IS SIGNIFICANT WHEN YOUTHINK ABOUT THE BENEFIT OFCATCHING CANCER AT AN EARLYSTAGE NEARLY A THIRD OFAMERICANS HAVE PUT OFFHEALTHCARE DURING COVID-19.BUT001144 HEALTHCARE IS A MARATHONAND YOU WANT TO PUT THE FINISHLINE AS FAR OUT AS POSSIBLE SOCDC, 40% PERCENT OF AMERICANSARE STRUGGLING MENTAL HEALTHISSUES AND DEPRESSION RIGHTNOW.SOMETHING MOST DOCTORSSCREEN FOR DURING REGULARCHECKUPS.000816 WE ARE LOOKING TOINTERVENE AT EVERYOPPORTUNITY.SO YOU'RE MISSINGTHAT?

DOES THAT WORRY YOU?

OH,ABSOLUTELY YES.AND SINCE ITCOULD BE MONTHS OR EVEN YEARSBEFORE THE PANDEMIC IS OVER.DR.SCOTT WANTS PEOPLE TO AT LEASTCONSIDER MAKING THATLONG TERM ISSUE, THERE ISMEDICAL CARE THAT NEEDS TOOCCUR (LAST BITE)I'M CHRISCONTE REPORTING.WE HAVE SPECIFIC ADVICE ONFINDING A JOB, MAKING ENDSMEET, AND MANAGING