Half of sick Americans are uninsured or have affordability problems despite health coverage

Nearly one in two sick Americans cannot afford health care, even those with health insurance, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.

While the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) coverage expansions and consumer protections have dramatically reduced the uninsured rate to just under 11 percent, the United States still has a massive affordability problem.

About 15.5 percent of non-elderly people who have insurance either skipped or delayed medical care, citing cost...