One-third of Americans — even those with health insurance — say high costs force them to skip needed medical care, a new survey shows. And one-quarter of the respondents said they had serious problems paying for the care they needed, while 79 percent said health care will be a top issue in this year’s presidential election, according to the survey, sponsored by the AFL-CIO. ‘The survey results paint a devastating picture of a health-care system that costs too much, covers too little, leaves too many behind, and is getting worse,’ AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said during a Tuesday teleconference. Conventional wisdom holds that only the uninsured care about health-care reform, Sweeney said. ‘Our survey results turn that conventional wisdom on its head. Of the more than 26,000 people who took the survey, most are insured and employed, most are college graduates, and most are union members. These are the people you would think are the lucky ones, but they’re not,’ Sweeney said. Sweeney said the survey respondents are the very people struggling to pay medical bills and skipping doctors’ visits and prescription medications because of cost. The solution to the health-care crisis is a […]