{"id":2148655,"date":"2026-01-27T18:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T23:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?page_id=2148655"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T23:30:54","slug":"help-us-report-on-rising-insurance-costs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/help-us-report-on-rising-insurance-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Us Report on Rising Insurance Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,themeScriptsLoaded:!1,isFormEditor:()=>\"function\"==typeof InitializeEditor,callIfLoaded:function(o){return!(!gform.domLoaded||!gform.scriptsLoaded||!gform.themeScriptsLoaded&&!gform.isFormEditor()||(gform.isFormEditor()&&console.warn(\"The use of gform.initializeOnLoaded() is deprecated in the form editor context and will be removed in Gravity Forms 3.1.\"),o(),0))},initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.callIfLoaded(o)||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",()=>{gform.scriptsLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",()=>{gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",()=>{gform.domLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}))},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,r,e,t){gform.addHook(\"action\",o,r,e,t)},addFilter:function(o,r,e,t){gform.addHook(\"filter\",o,r,e,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook(\"action\",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook(\"filter\",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,r){gform.removeHook(\"action\",o,r)},removeFilter:function(o,r,e){gform.removeHook(\"filter\",o,r,e)},addHook:function(o,r,e,t,n){null==gform.hooks[o][r]&&(gform.hooks[o][r]=[]);var d=gform.hooks[o][r];null==n&&(n=r+\"_\"+d.length),gform.hooks[o][r].push({tag:n,callable:e,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(r,o,e){var t;if(e=Array.prototype.slice.call(e,1),null!=gform.hooks[r][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[r][o]).sort(function(o,r){return o.priority-r.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){\"function\"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),\"action\"==r?t.apply(null,e):e[0]=t.apply(null,e)})),\"filter\"==r)return e[0]},removeHook:function(o,r,t,n){var e;null!=gform.hooks[o][r]&&(e=(e=gform.hooks[o][r]).filter(function(o,r,e){return!!(null!=n&&n!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][r]=e)}});\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n\n                <div class='gf_browser_unknown gform_wrapper gravity-theme gform-theme--no-framework' data-form-theme='gravity-theme' data-form-index='0' id='gform_wrapper_32' >\n                        <div class='gform_heading'>\n                            <p class='gform_description'>Are you struggling to afford your health insurance? Have you gone uninsured, rationed medicine, or otherwise not had enough coverage? \r\nMillions of Americans are priced out of health insurance, and health policy researchers expect many more will lose coverage. \r\nKFF Health News is documenting this moment. 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health care sharing ministry'  id='choice_32_3_4' onchange='gformToggleRadioOther( this )'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_32_3_4' id='label_32_3_4' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>An insurance alternative, such as a health care sharing ministry<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='gchoice gchoice_32_3_5'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_3' type='radio' value='gf_other_choice'  id='choice_32_3_5' onchange='gformToggleRadioOther( this )'    \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_32_3_5' id='label_32_3_5' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Other<\/label><br \/><input id='input_32_3_other' class='gchoice_other_control' name='input_3_other' type='text' value='Other' aria-label='Other Choice, please specify'  disabled='disabled' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><div id=\"field_32_4\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield--input-type-textarea field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_32_4'>Why did you make that choice?<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_4' id='input_32_4' class='textarea large'   maxlength='500'   aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_32_5\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield--input-type-textarea field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_32_5'>If you chose not to sign up for a plan this year, why? And what are you doing instead?<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_5' id='input_32_5' class='textarea large'   maxlength='500'   aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_32_6\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield--input-type-textarea field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_32_6'>Do you or someone in your household have a past or ongoing health concern that affects your decision-making when it comes to health insurance? If you feel comfortable doing so, please elaborate.<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_6' id='input_32_6' class='textarea large'   maxlength='500'   aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_32_8\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield--input-type-textarea gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_32_8'>What do you want us to know about how health insurance costs are affecting you?<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_8' id='input_32_8' class='textarea large'   maxlength='500'  aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_32_11\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-section gfield--input-type-section gsection field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><h3 class=\"gsection_title\">Please provide your name and email address so we can reach out to talk further.<\/h3><\/div><fieldset id=\"field_32_12\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-name gfield--input-type-name gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex' >Name<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/legend><div class='ginput_complex ginput_container ginput_container--name no_prefix has_first_name no_middle_name has_last_name no_suffix gf_name_has_2 ginput_container_name gform-grid-row' 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type='email' value='' class='large'    aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"gfield_description_32_13\" \/>\n                        <\/div><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_32_13'>(This will not be shared and will be used by KFF Health News only to get in touch.) <\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_32_14\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-phone gfield--input-type-phone field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_32_14'>Phone<\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_phone'><input name='input_14' id='input_32_14' type='tel' value='' class='large'    aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"gfield_description_32_14\"  \/><\/div><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_32_14'>(This will not be shared and will be used by KFF Health News only to get in touch.) <\/div><\/div><fieldset 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message'  id='choice_32_15_2'   \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_32_15_2' id='label_32_15_2' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Text message<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='gchoice gchoice_32_15_3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_15.3' type='checkbox'  value='Phone call'  id='choice_32_15_3'   \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_32_15_3' id='label_32_15_3' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Phone call<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_32_15'>Please let us know how best to reach you; we will use email if no alternative is selected.<\/div><\/fieldset><div id=\"field_32_18\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-section gfield--input-type-section gsection field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><h3 class=\"gsection_title\">Where do you 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class='gform_hidden' name='input_17.4' id='input_32_17_4' value=''\/><input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='input_17.6' id='input_32_17_6' value='United States' \/>\n                    <div class='gf_clear gf_clear_complex'><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/fieldset><fieldset id=\"field_32_22\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-address gfield--input-type-address gfield--width-half gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below hidden_label field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex' >Where do you live?<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/legend>    \n                    <div class='ginput_complex ginput_container has_state ginput_container_address gform-grid-row' id='input_32_22' >\n                        <span class='ginput_right address_state ginput_address_state 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