Massachusetts has the highest rate of insured residents in the United States. At the same time, it has some of the highest health care costs, with 41.3 percent of residents managing medical debt, skipping needed care because of cost, or experiencing other affordability issues.
Individual experiences can vary. However, many typical residents fall short when health care costs are added to household expenses—in some cases, leading to trade-offs that might affect long-term health and well-being of themselves, their families and their communities.
Read CHIA's special report where we delve deeper into health care affordability and explore how health care costs challenge the monthly budgets for four Massachusetts residents...