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66% of Americans are stressed about health insurance costs: 3 things to know

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https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/payer-issues/66-of-americans-are-stressed-about-health-insurance-costs-3-things-to-know.html

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Across all income levels, two-thirds of U.S. adults cite health insurance costs as a stressor, according to a report from the American Psychological Association.

APA’s report, “Stress in America: Uncertainty About Health Care,” examines responses from 3,440 adults who completed an online survey by The Harris Poll from Aug. 2 to Aug. 31, 2017.

Here are three things to know from the report.

1. Sixty-three percent of adults said uncertainty about their future health and the health of others is a stressor.

2. Personal health concerns or health problems affecting family members reflect a “very” or “somewhat” significant source of stress for 60 percent of respondents.

3. On a 10-point scale, where 1 is “little or no stress” and 10 is “a great deal of stress,” uninsured respondents reported average stress levels of 5.6. This is compared to insured adults, who reported average stress levels of 4.7.

One of the Biggest Challenges Workers Face While On the Job? Caregiving at Home

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http://altarum.org/health-policy-blog/one-of-the-biggest-challenges-workers-face-while-on-the-job-caregiving-at-home

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Two out of every five adults are the family caregiver of a loved one – that is tens of millions of family caregivers across the country. You probably know someone who is caring for an elderly mother with Alzheimer’s, or a child with autism, or a partner with cancer. You might be a family caregiver yourself.

What might surprise you, though, is that most of the people who are caring for someone at home are also working a full- or part-time job. In fact, most family caregivers (62%) are between the principal working ages of 25 and 54. Workers who are family caregivers are as common as workers with brown eyes.

They do not have it easy. Caregiving takes a toll on their jobs and their livelihoods. In fact, a majority of caregivers (52%) feel their career is negatively impacted by their caregiving situation. Studies show that this belief is justified – the impact of caregiving on the lives of caregivers is very real.