West Health - Gallup Healthcare & Aging Survey
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New Federal Rules on SNAP and Medicaid Put Older Adults at Risk
In the infographics below, we highlight who is most affected by the new federal rules, what’s at stake for older adults, and how changes to SNAP and Medicaid could deepen financial hardship and food insecurity for millions nationwide.Key Takeaways:Despite widespread concern about rising costs of food and healthcare, new federal rules put millions at risk of losing essential support.87% of adults a...
What Happens When Healthcare Costs Are Out of Reach?
In the infographic below, we illustrate how Americans fall into three categories of healthcare affordability. Each of these categories—or paths—leads to dramatically different outcomes for access to care, financial stability, and overall well-being.Key Takeaways:· A shrinking share of Americans are Cost Secure. Roughly half of U.S. adults (49%) can obtain the healthcare and medicine they need with...
Health Bills, Hard Choices
Our infographic below highlights how widespread and persistent medical debt remains — even in a country where more than 90% of people have health insurance — and how cost pressures push millions into borrowing, delaying care, or going without it entirely.Key Takeaways:Americans borrowed an estimated $74 billion in 2024 to pay medical bills. More than 31 million people took on debt for healthcare, ...
West Health - Gallup Healthcare & Aging Survey
An interactive data dashboard that organizes and summarizes nationally-representative West Health-Gallup survey data on healthcare and aging in America.
Who Pays? The Cost of Long-Term Care in the United States
Long-term care includes an array of services that help people with activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, dressing, and eating. These services may include home health care, nursing home care, personal care, homemaker services, transportation, and other supports that allow older adults and people with disabilities to live safely and with dignity. Nearly 70% of older Americans will nee...
The Link Between Affordable Transportation and Living Independently
In the infographic below, we illustrate how transportation costs differ across states and how these differences affect the ability of older adults living alone to maintain independence.Key Takeaways:Most older adults (77%) want to “age in place,” remaining in their homes and communities. Yet 63% of adults are concerned about their ability to live independently as they age.Access to affordable, rel...