Significantly more Americans say paying for healthcare is their top concern compared to two years ago, according to a new Monmouth University poll.
The costs of healthcare have surpassed job and unemployment concerns as the biggest concerns facing American families right now. Twenty-five percent of respondents cited healthcare costs as their biggest worries this year.
That’s a significant increase from two years ago. Back in 2015, equal numbers of respondents — around 15 percent — cited healthcare costs, jobs or unemployment as their top worries.
And healthcare topped worries among all the respondents, regardless of their income level or partisan identity.
As concerns over healthcare costs rise, Republicans are working on repealing big parts of the Affordable Care Act and replacing it with some of their own ideas. But it’s unclear whether their changes would make coverage more affordable for people, especially lower-income earners who struggle to pay monthly premiums and cost-sharing.
While the Affordable Care Act has broadened coverage, many Americans, particularly those buying their own insurance, have complained that coverage has become less affordable.
