Some of the increased anxiety around healthcare costs may simply be due to uncertainty surrounding healthcare policy on Capitol Hill, Gallup notes. Similar concerns spiked in early 2010 when the ACA was being signed into law. At that time, 15 percent of Americans cited healthcare costs as a top financial concern, according to Gallup.
Other top financial concerns cited by respondents include high debt (11percent), lack of money (10 percent) and college expenses (10 percent).
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