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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Health Care Costs and the Midterms

This KFF poll finds that health care costs continue to top the public’s list of affordability worries, even as concerns about gas prices have risen in recent weeks, with two-thirds of the public expressing worry over affording health care costs. Majorities say health costs will influence their vote this election. Voters favor Democrats on the issue, while Republicans hold an advantage on addressing fraud and abuse.

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Cost Concerns and Coverage Changes: A Follow-Up Survey of ACA Marketplace Enrollees

This KFF survey is a follow-up survey of adults who had ACA Marketplace insurance in 2025. The survey examines the cost concerns and coverage changes of Marketplace enrollees following the end of the enhanced premium tax credits and finds that half of returning enrollees say their health care costs are “a lot higher” and most expect to cut back on basic household expenses to afford coverage.

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What Are the Recent Trends in Employer-Based Health Coverage? Employer-sponsored health insurance is the largest source of health coverage for people under 65, but its reach is uneven.

How Does U.S. Life Expectancy Compare to Other Countries? The life expectancy gap between the U.S. and peer countries decreased from 4.1 years in 2023 to 3.7 years in 2024 as U.S. mortality dropped.

How Does Cost Affect Access to Health Care? In 2024, about 1 in 6 adults reported delaying or not getting healthcare due to cost, including medical or mental health care.

How Does Health Spending in the U.S. Compare to Other Countries? While the U.S. still spends the most in total dollars, eight OECD nations had a higher percentage increase in per-person health spending in 2024.

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  • Cumulative Percent Change in National Health Expenditures, by Selected Sources of Funds, 2000-2011

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    Cumulative Percent Change in National Health Expenditures, by Selected Sources of Funds, 2000-2011 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation calculations using NHE data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/ (see Historical; National Health Expenditures by type of service and source of funds, CY 1960-2011; file nhe2011.zip). 

  • Cumulative Change in Single and Family Health Insurance Premiums and Federal Poverty Level, 1996-2011

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    Cumulative Change in Single and Family Health Insurance Premiums and Federal Poverty Level, 1996-2011 Download Source Premium data from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, private sector data from Insurance Component, 1996-2010, at http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/.  Federal Poverty Level based on HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines (1996 through 2011) at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/figures-fed-reg.shtml; rate of growth based on change for one person (change for a four-person family would be  43.3% rather than 40.7% over the period). 

  • Concentration of Health Care Spending in the U.S. Population, 2010

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    Concentration of Health Care Spending in the U.S. Population, 2010 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation calculations using data from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Household Component, 2010.

  • Average Annual Percent Change in National Health Expenditures, 1960-2011

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    Average Annual Percent Change in National Health Expenditures, 1960-2011 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation calculations using NHE data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/ (see Historical; National Health Expenditures by type of service and source of funds, CY 1960-2011; file nhe2011.zip). 

  • Average Annual Percentage Change in National Spending for Selected Health Services, 2001-2011

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    Average Annual Percentage Change in National Spending for Selected Health Services, 2001-2011 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation calculations using NHE data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/ (see Historical; National Health Expenditures by type of service and source of funds, CY 1960-2011; file nhe2011.zip). 

  • Annual Percent Change in Private Health Insurance Expenditures Per Enrollee (Adjusted for Inflation), 1970-2011

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    Annual Percent Change in Private Health Insurance Expenditures Per Enrollee (Adjusted for Inflation), 1970-2011 Download Source Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/ (see Historical; NHE Web tables, Table 21), and CPI data from Bureau of Labor Statistics at ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt (All Urban Consumers, All Items, 1982-1984=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted, U.S. city average). 

  • Annual Percent Change in National Health Expenditures, by Selected Sources of Funds, 1960-2011

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    Annual Percent Change in National Health Expenditures, by Selected Sources of Funds, 1960-2011 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation calculations using NHE data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/ (see Historical; National Health Expenditures by type of service and source of funds, CY 1960-2011; file nhe2011.zip). 

  • Annual Increase in National Health Expenditures and Their Share of Gross Domestic Product, 2001-2011

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    Annual Increase in National Health Expenditures and Their Share of Gross Domestic Product, 2001-2011 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation calculations using NHE data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/ (see Historical; National Health Expenditures by type of service and source of funds, CY 1960-2011; file nhe2011.zip). Gross Domestic Product data from Bureau of Economic Analysis, at http://bea.gov/national/index.htm#gdp (file gdplev.xls).

  • Annual Increase in National Health Expenditures and Their Share of Gross Domestic Product, 1961-2011

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    Annual Increase in National Health Expenditures and Their Share of Gross Domestic Product, 1961-2011 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation calculations using NHE data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group, at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/ (see Historical; National Health Expenditures by type of service and source of funds, CY 1960-2011; file nhe2011.zip). Gross Domestic Product data from Bureau of Economic Analysis, at http://bea.gov/national/index.htm#gdp (file gdplev.xls).