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5、copyrights are property of their respective owners.Tracking Healthcare Affordability and ValueTable of Contents 4 Tracking Healthcare Affordability and Value 5 Introduction 7 West Health-Gallup Healthcare Affordability Index:Cost Security Hits New Low 8 Half of U.S.adults are Cost Insecure or Cost D
6、esperate.10 Significant practical implications exist for being Cost Desperate.A substantial range in Cost Desperate status exists across U.S.divisions.11 Skipping prescribed medicine or drugs because of cost reaches a new high of 18%.12 West Health-Gallup Healthcare Value Index:Few Americans See Hig