US EditionHealth care costs top concern in new poll
Two-thirds of Americans are worried about affording health care due to rising premiums, out-of-pocket expenses, and ACA subsidy expirations, the KFF poll found.
- KFF's survey results show health care costs top Americans' financial worries, with two-thirds of U.S. adults very or somewhat worried about affording care.
- After Congress allowed enhanced ACA subsidies to lapse last year, KFF found health care costs rose faster than other expenses, triggering premium spikes for millions of Americans.
- Earlier this month, KFF's mid-January survey of more than 1,400 U.S. adults showed over half report increased health care costs including insurance, out-of-pocket expenses, and prescriptions.
- The poll shows political consequences as KFF research finds some Americans plan to forgo insurance due to cost, while a majority disapprove of Congress letting subsidies expire.
- Affordability pressures are deepening, as 76% of Americans polled by CBS News this month say incomes lag inflation, and the Trump administration proposes caps on credit card rates and housing measures.
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Health care costs top concern in new poll
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