Health Care Affordability For The Under-65 Crowd

Can Americans afford the health care services they need? I asked that question in my briefing on Saturday, paying specific attention to finding an answer for health care consumers who are older than 65 years (see Answering The Question – Who Can Afford Their Health Services?). Here’s another look at the answer, but focused on non-disabled people under 65.

For the under-65 crowd, health care coverage and costs comes from three primary places: employer-sponsored insurance (147 million, or 50% of the under-65 population); Medicaid (27.4 million, 13%); and individually-purchased commercial insurance (12.2 million . . .