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A record number of Americans are anxious about health care costs going into next year

Americans are going into 2026 more anxious about health care costs than at any other point in recent years, a new West Health-Gallup survey finds. Almost half of adults, 47%, say they’re worried they ... Read More

Poll reveals new state rankings of Americans' health care experiences

Nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) are worried they won't be able to afford necessary health care in the coming year, the highest level of concern recorded since West Health and Gallup began tracking in ... Read More

Gallup and West Health unveil new state rankings of Americans’ healthcare experiences

WASHINGTON, D.C. — [November 18, 2025] —Nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) are worried they won’t be able to afford necessary healthcare in the coming year, the highest level of concern recorded since ... Read More

Nearly half of Americans worry they can't afford health care: Survey

Almost half U.S. adults are worried they won't be able to afford needed health care in the coming year, according to a West Health-Gallup survey — the highest level recorded since the organizations ... Read More

Record Number of Americans Say Health Care System in ‘State of Crisis’—Poll

A record number of Americans believe the nation’s health care system is in a “state of crisis,” according to a new poll released this week. Read More

What Americans' top health care concerns are heading into 2026

A survey by West Health-Gallup survey finds that nearly half of Americans are worried that they won't be able to afford health care next year. NBC News' Berkeley Lovelace Jr. reports on how rising ... Read More

Worried about rising health care costs? You're not alone, survey finds.

Are you afraid of rising health care expenses in the coming year? You're not alone. Nearly half of U.S. adults are worried they won’t be able to pay for needed health care in the coming year, ... Read More

Trump is Making Health Care Unaffordable Again

As 2025 winds down amid concerns about “affordability,” Americans have added incentives to wish family, friends and themselves a “healthy New Year.” An AP-NORC poll reports that 60 percent of ... Read More

Sen. Mark Kelly expects health care vote in December after bipartisan negotiations

PHOENIX – U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Wednesday that Congress will vote on a plan to address health care costs next month after bipartisan negotiations take place. Democrats were hoping to ... Read More