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Americans borrowed $74 billion last year to cover healthcare costs

More than 31 million Americans (12%) report needing to borrow about $74 billion last year to pay for healthcare despite most having some form of health insurance, according to a new survey from West Health and Gallup.

Mar 5, 2025

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Most Americans Support Medicare Negotiation for Drug Prices Despite Claims It Would Hurt Innovation

A new West Health/Gallup survey finds nearly all Democrats (97%) and the majority of Republicans (61%) support empowering the federal government to negotiate lower prices of brand-name prescription drugs covered by Medicare.

Jun 3, 2021