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New York Lawmakers Push to Lower Outpatient Health Care Costs
02 Feb 2026 07:44 GMT
New York lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would reduce the cost of outpatient health care for New Yorkers.
The proposed Fair Pricing Act, sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblywoman Chantel Jackson, would limit what hospitals can charge …
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Health Care Costs Are Biggest Public Concern
30 Jan 2026 18:38 GMT
A new KFF poll finds the cost of health care, including paying for health insurance and out-of-pocket expenses, tops the list of the public’s economic anxieties, rising well above other necessities.
Two-thirds of the public say they worry about being able …
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Gen X and millennial inheritance could take a hit due to health care costs and taxes
30 Jan 2026 01:53 GMT
… take a hit due to health care costs and taxes
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Health care costs
30 Jan 2026 00:19 GMT
Cap health care costs, not education.
Vermont Senate President … . Let’s work on containing health care costs.
Many in his own party … school districts’ control, such as health care costs. Nichols emphasized the point in …
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House Budget Committee examines drivers behind rising U.S. health care costs
30 Jan 2026 00:14 GMT
… titled “Reverse the Curse: Skyrocketing Health Care Costs and America’s Fiscal Future … important for lowering long-term health care costs.”
White proposed three policy changes …
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Bills are high - but health care costs now the most worrying issue for Americans
29 Jan 2026 23:42 GMT
… and out-of-pocket health care costs.
About a third reported … recent data showing that health care costs are on the rise … respondents say they believe health care costs will become even less … in five say their health care costs have increased more quickly …
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Health care costs top Americans' list of financial worries, poll finds
29 Jan 2026 17:43 GMT
… about paying for medical expenses.
Health care costs include paying for health insurance … U.S. adults say their health care costs increased in the past year … ;KFF has long found that health care costs are a top concern for …
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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Health Care Costs, Expiring ACA Tax Credits, and the 2026 Midterms
29 Jan 2026 12:34 GMT
… has declined among Republicans.
Health Care Costs Top Public’s Concerns During … marketplace, have expired.
Notably, health care costs are the biggest worry compared … Perceptions about the increase of health care costs persist across partisanship, with …
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Americans more worried about health care costs than gas, groceries
29 Jan 2026 11:18 GMT
(Bloomberg) -- The price of health care tops the US public’s long list of economic worries ahead of the midterm elections, according to new polling data, as “affordability” has become a buzzword championed by politicians on both sides of the aisle. Two- …
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Consumer Reports: Strategies to deal with rising health care costs
29 Jan 2026 00:55 GMT
From monthly insurance premiums to prescription costs and co-pays, millions of people are paying more for health care. Even if you didn’t change your insurance plan for 2026, you could still be facing higher costs. Consumer Reports says reviewing your …