Middle Class Americans Face Housing Loss and Debt as National Health Spending Hits Five Trillion

By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead · KFF Health News · 2026-10-26

Middle Class Americans Face Housing Loss and Debt as National Health Spending Hits Five Trillion

According to reporting from KFF Health News, rising medical expenses are forcing even insured individuals into extreme financial measures like selling their homes or using credit cards to pay monthly premiums. As annual health expenditures climb toward $5.3 trillion, patients are

According to reporting from KFF Health News, rising medical expenses are forcing even insured individuals into extreme financial measures like selling their homes or using credit cards to pay monthly premiums. As annual health expenditures climb toward $5.3 trillion, patients are