"Americans are feeling the squeeze from rising health care costs, and they are already doing without.

[jalefkowit@vmst.io]

"Americans are feeling the squeeze from rising health care costs, and they are already doing without. One-third of Americans — an estimated 82 million people — say they are making sacrifices, including skipping meals or driving less, to pay for care, according to a new survey released on Thursday.

In the survey, 15 percent of individuals said they had borrowed money in the last year to pay for medical expenses, while another 11 percent said they had skipped a meal. Those without insurance reported even more trade-offs."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/health/health-costs-cutting-back.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SlA.pMIr.F4r51SwGmY-U&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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