Forbes October 26, 2023
It may not be breaking news that healthcare in the United States is difficult to afford, but new research released today quantifies just how much strain healthcare costs are putting on Americans.
The Commonwealth Fund 2023 Health Care Affordability Survey shows what many Americans know all too well: healthcare costs are crushing and putting their health in jeopardy.
In a nationally representative sample of more than 6,000 adults under 65, half (51%) said that it was very or somewhat difficult to afford their healthcare costs. Not surprisingly, healthcare costs presented the greatest burden to people without health insurance, 76% of whom reported difficulty affording these costs.
Others were not immune from financial strain. More than four in ten (43%) people...
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