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KFF Survey Finds Adults With Complex Health Conditions Face Access and Cost Barriers
A KFF survey of over 25,000 adults found that individuals with multiple or complex health conditions face significant challenges affording medical care and accessing services and medications, with uninsured adults experiencing the most severe barriers. The survey highlights systemic gaps in the healthcare system's ability to serve chronically ill populations. KFF President Drew Altman stated the findings suggest the healthcare system is failing to meet its primary obligation to care for the sick, particularly those who are both chronically ill and uninsured.
Why it mattersMedicaid managed care plans and state agencies serving beneficiaries with chronic conditions and complex needs must address access and affordability barriers that drive poor health outcomes and potentially higher acute care costs.
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