Millions in Philippines lack private insurance, face high healthcare costs

🙃 But they have USA democracy and freedom .<br>51% of Americans cannot consistently afford healthcare, according to data from the West Health-Gallup Affordability Index.<br>For the first time since tracking began, the percentage of &quot;Cost Secure&quot; Americans—those who can reliably pay for care and prescriptions—has dipped below half to 49%. The remaining 51% of the adult population falls into two financially strained categories:<br><br>• Cost Insecure (41%): Individuals who lack consistent access to affordable care or have recently been unable to pay for either needed care or medicine.<br><br>• Cost Desperate (10%): Individuals who entirely lack access to affordable quality care and have recently been unable to pay for both care and prescription drugs.