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Trump is Making Health Care Unaffordable Again

Substantial cuts to Medicaid in the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill and a refusal by Republicans to renew Affordable Care Act tax credit subsidies will bring the total of uninsured ... Read More

Chances dwindling for renewal of health care subsidies, risking premium spikes for millions

Hopes for an extension of health care subsidies are dwindling in Congress. Republicans and Democrats have largely abandoned bipartisan talks on the issue, increasing the odds that millions of ... Read More

Average at best: Americans give health care 'C' grade

A study found Americans have a dismal view of health care, while survey results point to some big gaps in care cost, quality and access from state to state. Read More

Time running out for Trump, lawmakers to fix soaring health care costs

Millions of Americans will see a big jump in prices after year's end - if a bipartisan agreement remains elusive to keep costs down ... 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

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

Rising cost of health care is a big worry for Americans: poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as they make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government ... 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

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

5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown

Democrats say extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits is urgent. Republicans say there's plenty of time to figure it out. As the government shutdown goes on, there are a lot of mixed messages on ... Read More