Nearly all Medicare beneficiaries surveyed are worried about inflation's impact on healthcare costs, according to a July 28 report from the private health insurance marketplace eHealth.
More than 2,500 people who purchased Medicare, supplemental Medicare ("Medigap") and Medicare Part D plans from eHealth were surveyed in July, according to the report.
Six things to know:
1. Ninety-five percent of those surveyed said they are concerned about inflation's impact on healthcare costs.
2. Forty-five percent said their healthcare costs have already increased due to inflation.
3. Thirty percent said their Medicare premiums are already unaffordable.
4. Forty-nine percent said their Medicare coverage would become unaffordable if their premiums increased 10 percent or less.
5. Fifty-two percent said their prescription drug costs would become unaffordable if their premiums increased 10 percent or less.
6. Eighty-six percent said Medicare should directly negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to lower drug costs.
Read the full report here.