KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Six in 10 Americans fear rising health care costs next year
Concerns span affordability, access, and insurance stability
Trump’s recent spending cuts and ACA standoff deepen uncertainty
Most adults disapprove of Trump’s handling of health care
Most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll , as they make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future health costs in limbo for millions.
About 6 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” concerned about their health costs going up in the next year, the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds — a worry that extends across age groups and includes people with and without health insurance