NBC News February 27, 2020
Linda Carroll

1 in 5 likely voters also said they had problems paying or were unable to pay their medical bills over the last two years.

Nearly 80 percent of likely voters said they thought reducing health care costs should be a high priority for the next president.

Nearly one third of American voters fear they won’t be able to pay for health care in the coming year, according to an NBC News/Commonwealth Fund survey released Thursday.

The survey found that 31 percent of respondents were worried about being able to afford their health insurance in the next 12 months, 29 percent feared they wouldn’t have enough money to pay for out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs, and 32 percent worried about being...

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