Study Links Obamacare to Improved Health, Reduced Costs

Collage Group, a Bethesda, Maryland, consumer research firm, reported this week that 39% of Baby Boomers responding to a recent survey named health care costs as their top financial worry. That was the second-biggest concern on their list after food, and much higher than younger generations who flagged medical care as a financial concern.

“Nearly a third of baby boomers report chronic health issues and a third say that treating chronic pain is a priority for them in their health,” said Jack Mackinnon, Collage’s senior director of cultural insights. “Chronic pain can be a nebulous ailment that requires a series of appointments, tests and specialists to identify and treat over time.”