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Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults describe their mental health as excellent, down 14 points from 2019 and the first reading below 30%.

Concerns about and dissatisfaction with healthcare costs in the U.S. underscore Americans' belief that the nation's healthcare system is highly flawed.

Roughly four in 10 U.S. adults — equivalent to nearly 110 million Americans — doubt Medicare and Social Security will be available in 10 years, and a majority say benefit changes worry them more this year than last year.

Americans' approval of the Affordable Care Act has risen to a new high, fueled by increased support among political independents.

Nearly one in 10 Americans have been diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime, even as new incidences of cancer are slowly falling.

West Health and ͯÑÕÊÓƵ developed a system to rank all 50 states and D.C. based on residents' experiences with healthcare cost, quality and access.

New state rankings from West Health-ͯÑÕÊÓƵ reveal sizable differences in residents' experiences of healthcare cost, quality, and access and an urgent need for improvement in every U.S. state.

The U.S. obesity rate is showing signs of abating from its 2022 high. GLP-1 antidiabetic injectables used for weight loss may be playing a role.

More than 18% of U.S. adults report depression, with rates doubling among young adults since 2017. Loneliness and financial hardship are key contributing factors.

Annually visiting a dentist is associated with many important aspects of wellbeing, and these relationships hold across income groups.

ͯÑÕÊÓƵ's abortion data summary pages, including key demographic trends, are now updated to include the latest results from May 2025.

A West Health and ͯÑÕÊÓƵ survey finds that 11% of U.S. adults are unable to pay for needed healthcare and prescribed medicine, marking a new high in a four-year trend.

K-12 parents are more likely to report negative social or emotional pandemic-related effects on children than academic or physical health problems.

After sliding over the past decade, Americans' reports of their own mental and physical health held steady last year at the lowest levels in ͯÑÕÊÓƵ's 24-year trend.

Five years after COVID-19 forced shutdowns, 59% of Americans say the pandemic is over, and 58% worry about another pandemic in the future.

Twelve percent of Americans report borrowing an estimated $74 billion to pay for healthcare expenses last year. More than one-quarter (28%) report being "very concerned" that a major health event could put them in medical debt in the future.

As President Donald Trump launches initiatives to reshape the nation in his second term, a recent ͯÑÕÊÓƵ poll provides a road map for the issues Americans think need the most attention.

The latest Hologic Global Women's Health Index shows that for the first time in the survey's four-year history, fewer women are reporting that they were tested for any type of cancer.

Americans are divided over President-elect Trump's policies for lowering healthcare costs. Views vary by political affiliation, but by two to one, independents think the policies take the U.S. in the wrong direction.