Increasing health care costs and possible loss of medical coverage are now a “prominent concern for Americans”, a leading U.S. academic told Newsweek , with a just-released poll seemingly confirming those fears.

Dr. Benjamin Sommers, a professor of medicine and healthcare economics at Harvard University, added that many people “are uncertain which direction the economy as a whole is heading, which adds to that stress”.

Meanwhile, a new poll has shown that the majority of Americans are significantly worried about their health care costs increasing, as forecasts have predicted major spikes in health insurance premium costs for next year.

The poll, conducted by the Associated Press (AP) and NORC at the University of Chicago across October 9 to 13, and sampling 1,289 adults over the age o

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