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Health Security Watch : Health Care Worries in Context With Other Worries
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Health Care Worries in Context With Other Worries

More Americans are personally worried about health care costs than about paying their rent or mortgage, losing their job, being a victim of a terrorist attack or a violent crime, or losing money in the stock market.

Over four in ten adults say they are very worried about having to pay more for their health care or health insurance (47%) and about their income not keeping up with rising prices (45%). Nearly four in ten say they are very worried about not being able to afford health care services (39%) and the prescription drugs (37%) they need.

Of those adults with health insurance, around one-third say they worry that their health plan is more concerned about saving money than what is best for them (36%) and about losing their health insurance coverage (32%). A similar share of adults (33%) say they are very worried about the quality of their health care getting worse.

Health care worries rank ahead of other non-health concerns for the public, including not being able to pay their rent or mortgage (30%), losing a job (24% of those who are employed), being the victim of a terrorist attack (23%) or a violent crime (23%), or losing money in the stock market (14%).

Health Care Worries in Context With Other Worries (bar graph)

 
 
 

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