Survey: Adults With Multiple or Complex Health Conditions Face Significant Challenges with Health Costs and Commonly Struggle to Access Care Uninsured Adults With Multiple Conditions Struggle the Most to Afford and Access Care Published: Sep 15, 2026

Survey: Adults With Multiple or Complex Health Conditions Face Significant Challenges with Health Costs and Commonly Struggle to Access Care Uninsured Adults With Multiple Conditions Struggle the Most to Afford and Access Care Published: Sep 15, 2026 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/survey-adults-with-multiple-or-complex-health-conditions-face-significant-challenges-with-health-costs-and-commonly-struggle-to-access-care/ Adults with multiple or complex health conditions, who already face unique physical and mental challenges, commonly struggle to pay their medical bills and access needed care and medication—challenges that fall hardest on uninsured adults, according to a new KFF survey of more than 25 thousand adults. A companion Beyond the Data column by KFF Founding President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman explores the survey’s findings about uninsured adults with greater health needs and considers why the national discussion of the affordability crisis has largely ignored this group.