The price of healthcare tops the U.S. public’s long list of economic worries ahead of the midterm elections, according to new polling data, as “affordability” has become a buzzword championed by politicians on both sides of the aisle.
Two-thirds of Americans report worrying about healthcare more than groceries, utilities, gas or housing, according to research published by the health policy research firm KFF. Over half of adults said the cost of their healthcare increased this year, with the majority saying Congress did the “wrong thing” by not extending Affordable Care Act credits that helped pay for insurance coverage.
