Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

(By Audrey Kearney, Liz Hamel, Mellisha Stokes, and Mollyann Brodie for Kaiser Family Foundation published December 14, 2021)

As the COVID-19 pandemic has dragged on and much of the national health care discussion has focused on hospital capacity, health care worker burnout, COVID-19 vaccination, and other measures to protect public health, the high cost of health care continues to be a burden on U.S. families. As KFF polling has found for many years, health care costs factor into decisions about insurance coverage and care seeking, and rank as a top financial worry. This data note summarizes recent KFF polling on the public’s experiences with health care costs. Main takeaways include: Continue reading here…

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