Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Health care tops the public’s economic anxieties in 2026, according to the policy organization KFF Health. About a third reported being “very worried” about their ability to afford health care for themselves and their families. “Health care is normally thought of as a second-tier issue, but this year it seems that health care affordability is going to move voters,” she said. The poll’s results reflect recent data showing that health care costs are on the rise for most Americans.