The inability to pay for health care in the U.S. has reached a new high, with more than one-third of Americans (35%), or an estimated 91 million people, reporting that they could not access quality health care if they needed it today, according to the latest West Health-Gallup Health care Affordability Index. The Index has been tracking health care affordability and access in the U.S. since 2021.
Record high: 91 million Americans can’t afford health care
