Sticker Shock at the Doctor’s Office Could Motivate Midterm Voters By Julie Rovner Sept. 18, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/elections/healthcare-affordability-shapes-competitive-races-midterm-elections/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9LZ9n74MmE3p4yZFhjc1Mme4k3j9lfNJCPhsRZDiZ3OkNmy808RPGDFcJgbmiCk0rdLMgt1U9ovJIqhEJnhbNpnC4PoA&_hsmi=439625386&utm_content=439625386&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Sticker Shock At The Doctor's Office Could Motivate Midterm Voters Healthcare prices are likely to keep increasing next year. As midterm elections approach, candidates are laying out their plans to tackle these growing expenses. KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner joined WAMU’s Health Hub on Sept. 16 to explain how healthcare could play a critical role in the midterm elections. She said similar cost increases in the early 2000s led to the debate that became the Affordable Care Act. (Rovner, 9/18)