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Americans' patients for rising health care costs is wearing thin from Marketplace.

I'm Sabrina Banishore in New York.

Americans are increasingly fed up with the rising cost of health care.

And surveys suggest a wave of resentment is headed toward the ballot box.

About 90% of people say health care costs will influence

whether and how they vote in November, and more than half say it'll have a major impact on those

decisions. This is according to a new poll from health policy nonprofit KFF. Marketplaces,

Samantha Fields has more. If you ask people what they're most worried about being able to afford these days,

healthcare is number one. That's what KFF found back in January. About two-thirds of people were

stressed about health care costs. Liz Hamill at KFF says when they asked again last month after

gas prices spiked, it was still health care was at the top of the list now tied with gas, even at a time when, you know, gas prices are in front of your face every time you drive by a gas station.

And the fact that health care remained near the top of the list was really striking.

Even people who have insurance are often afraid to use it. Sarah Collins at the Commonwealth Fund says in 2024, more than half of

adults put off care because it was too expensive. They included not filling a prescription because

of the cost, skipping a recommended treatment because of the cost, having a medical problem,

and not going to the doctor. Since then, many people's premiums, co-pays, and deductibles have risen.

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