Americans less able to afford healthcare than 2022: Study

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• There has been a 6% decrease in Americans who are imminently able to afford and access quality healthcare on the 2022 index by West Health and Gallup.

• In the same category, those in the 18-49 age bracket dropped 5%, 50 to 64-year-olds decreased 5% and those 65+ had lessened by 8%.

• Black and Hispanic people became more "cost desperate," meaning they are unable to access affordable medicine, both recently and at present.