112 Million Americans Struggle to Pay for Health Care: Report – By Michael Rainey (The Fiscal Times) / March 31, 2022
A staggering number of Americans are finding it hard to pay for health care, according to a new report from Gallup and West Health, and the great majority don’t think the services they receive are worth the cost.
In a pair of surveys of more than 6,600 people conducted last fall, 44% of adult respondents – representing about 112 million people – said they are struggling to pay for health care. More than twice that number, or 93%, said what they pay isn’t worth it.
“Bottom line – Americans are increasingly getting priced out of the system and many of those who can still afford to pay don’t think they’re getting their money’s worth relative to the cost,” West Health president Tim Lash said in a press release. “We must begin to change this trajectory with smarter policies that put patients over profits.”
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