Florida
2023 Florida Consumer Health Experience State Survey InfographicConsumer Healthcare Experience State Survey
A survey of more than 1,300 Florida adults, conducted from May 3 to May 23, 2023, found that:
- Over 3 in 5 (63%) experienced at least one health care affordability burden in the past year;
- 4 in 5 (80%) worry about affording health care in the future;
- Lower-income respondents and respondents with disabilities are more likely to go without care and incur debt due to health care costs; and
- Across party lines, respondents express strong support for government-led solutions.
Altarum’s Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS) is designed to elicit respondents’ unbiased views on a wide range of health system issues, including confidence using the health system, financial burden and views on fixes that might be needed.
Below are Data Briefs with statewide and regional survey results.
2023 Briefs
2019 Briefs
Recent Surveys
Floridians Struggle to Afford High Healthcare Costs; Support a Range of Government Solutions Across Party Lines
Nationally, consumer worry about healthcare affordability is well documented but now—for the first time—a new survey reveals how affordability concerns and ideas for action play out in Florida. A Range of Healthcare Affordability Burdens Like many Americans, Floridians currently experience hardship due to…
Read MoreCentral Florida: 55% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Florida adults conducted from June 28 to July 13, 2019, residents of the Central Region experienced high levels of healthcare affordability burdens in Florida. All told, more than half (55%) Central Region adults experienced one or more of the…
Read MoreNorthern Florida: 59% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Florida adults conducted from June 28 to July 13, 2019, residents of the Northern Region experienced the highest level of healthcare affordability burden in Florida. All told, 3 out of 5 (59%) Northern Region adults experienced one or more…
Read MoreSoutheast Florida: 54% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Florida adults conducted from June 28 to July 13, 2019, residents of the Southeast Region experienced high levels of healthcare affordability burdens in Florida. All told, more than half (54%) of Southeast Region adults experienced one or more of…
Read MoreSouthwest Florida: 50% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Florida adults conducted from June 28 to July 13, 2019, residents of the Southwest Region experienced high levels of healthcare affordability burdens in Florida. All told, half (50%) of Southwest Region adults experienced one or more of the following…
Read MoreAltarum in Action
Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner cites CHESS survey in letter to State House Committee on Health and Human Services about HB072 related to reimbursement rates and repealing affordability standards. Read more
Washington State Senator Patty Murray’s office cites the WA CHESS survey in press release about Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing where Senator Murray questioned CEOs of major pharmaceutical companies about the high prices charged to Americans for their prescription drugs. Read more
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