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Episode 133: Cutting Back to Cover Healthcare Expenses

March 15, 2026 by Joe Sparks Leave a Comment

Episode 133: Cutting Back to Cover Healthcare Expenses is now available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Tune In.

In this episode, host Joe Sparks discusses a recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) that revealed that more than 82 million people are cutting back to cover healthcare expenses.

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks examines how people are cutting back to cover healthcare expenses and that Medicare for All will eliminate this problem. 

Here are the links referenced in this episode.

Gallup survey: One-Third of Americans Cut Back to Cover Healthcare Expenses

New York Times article: A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care:

Washington Post article: One-third of Americans skip meals or other needs to afford health care

Here are the links for my previous episodes. 

Episode 8: The Economics of Health Care, Part 1: The Problem – Our Current Health Care System Is Unaffordable

Episode 9: The Economics of Health Care, Part 2: The Solution – Medicare for All 

Filed Under: Economics, Healthcare Costs, Medicare for All

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