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Health Care Affordability Survey InfographicConsumer Healthcare Experience State Survey
A survey of more than 1,380 Virginia adults, conducted from August 1 to August 19, 2025, found:
- Over 1 in 4 (71%) experienced at least one health care affordability burden in the past year;
- Nearly 1 in 4 (72%) worry about affording health care in the future;
- Over 2 in 3 (69%) respondents delayed or went without health care due to cost in the last twelve months;
- Low-income and middle-income respondents and respondents with a disability or living in a household with a person with a disability reported higher rates of going without care due to cost and incurring medical debt, depleting savings, and/or sacrificing basic needs due to medical bills; and
- Across party lines, respondents express strong support for policy-based solutions.
Below are Data Briefs with statewide and regional survey results.
2025 Briefs
2019 Briefs
*Note: A correction was issued for the 2019 Virginia Surprise Medical Bill Survey, found here.
Recent Surveys
Central Virginia: 54% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Virginia adults conducted from March 12 to April 2, 2019, residents of the Central Region experienced healthcare affordability burdens at rates similar to the overall state average. All told, more than half (54%) Central Region adults experienced one or…
Read MoreEastern Virginia: 59% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Virginia adults conducted from March 12 to April 2, 2019, residents of the Eastern Region experienced the second highest level of healthcare affordability burdens in Virginia. All told, 3 out of 5 (59%) Eastern Region adults experienced one or…
Read MoreNorthern Virginia: 41% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Virginia adults conducted from March 12 to April 2, 2019, residents of the Northern Region experienced the fewest healthcare affordability burdens in Virginia, although still high. All told, 2 out of 5 (41%) Northern Region adults experienced one or…
Read MoreNorthwest Virginia: 57% of Adults Experienced Healthcare Affordability Burdens in the Past Year
According to a survey of Virginia adults conducted from March 12 to April 2, 2019, residents of the Northwest Region experienced the third highest level of healthcare affordability burdens in Virginia. All told, almost 3 out of 5 (57%) Northwest Region adults experienced one…
Read MoreOne-Third of Privately-Insured Virginia Residents Receive Unexpected Medical Bills; Many Unhappy with Resolution, May not Understand Options for Assistance
Unexpected medical bills are surprisingly common. They can take many forms, from higher than expected charges, to bills from unexpected doctors, to bills from out-of-network providers when patients thought they were in-network. Federal and state legislators, including those in Virginia, are taking a close…
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