Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year, survey finds

By: Nada Hassanein

Outlets: Stateline

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 424

Last Updated: 11 hours, 9 minutes ago

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Forty-six percent of U.S. adults — regardless of insurance type — reported struggling to afford healthcare last year, according to a report released Wednesday by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research think tank.

The report analyzed findings from a December 2025 survey of 10,000 working-age adults across the nation. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the research comes at a time of U.S. cost-of-living concerns and economic woes.

Uninsured adults were most likely …

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