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View in browser The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. NEW & NOTEWORTHY How Unaffordable is Health Care? A New Video Series from KFF  Heading into the 2026 midterms, KFF’s survey research shows that health care affordability is a top issue for voters. Why and how did care get so expensive?   A new three-part video series from KFF helps people understand the rising cost of health care in the U.S., from the macro level to the issues facing everyday Americans.   Drawing on KFF policy analysis and polling, and narrated by KFF experts, the videos look at the underlying drivers of health care spending, the true cost of employer-sponsored health insurance, and whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has delivered on its promise. WATCH Part 1: Health Care Unaffordability at the Macro Level The U.S. spends more on health care than other large, wealthy nations. Concerns about rising costs aren't new, yet somehow we keep paying the bill.   KFF’s Larry Levitt, Executive Vice President for Health Policy, explains how we got here, who bears the consequences, and why reining in spending systematically may be central to the next big health care debate. WATCH Part 2: The True Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance More people get health coverage through their jobs than from any other source. The premium deduction workers see in each paycheck is only a fraction of the total cost.   KFF’s Matt Rae, Associate Director of the Program on the Health Care Marketplace, unpacks the full cost of employer-sponsored insurance and why that may be the bigger health care affordability story hiding in plain sight. WATCH Part 3: How Affordable is the Affordable Care Act? The ACA has been criticized for not living up to its name. But has it actually failed on affordability? The answer is complicated — and consequential.   KFF’s Cynthia Cox, Senior Vice President and Director of the Program on the ACA, looks at the ACA's record and how the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits put a spotlight on health care affordability that extends beyond Marketplace enrollees. Watch and share the full series. Available on YouTube.  Related Health Care 101: Health Care Costs and Affordability Employer Health Benefits Survey Tracking the Public’s Views on the ACA Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker Contact: Tammie Smith | 202.654.1410 | TammieS@kff.org KFF encourages linking to or reposting of our content. When citing our work, please note our legal name is KFF. We should be cited as KFF, a nonprofit health policy research, polling, and news organization. Our name is no longer the Kaiser Family Foundation. More about KFF citations and permissions.  Did someone forward this to you? Sign up for emails from KFF. This email was sent to albarkahslamet.ssss@blogger.com. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Or, permanently unsubscribe from all future emails. Need assistance? Email subscriptions@kff.org; do not reply to this email. The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. KFF, 185 Berry Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107