One third of Americans have been forced to make cut backs in order to afford healthcare. That's according to research by the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare.According to Gallup (Ellyn Maese, "One-Third of Americans Cut Back to Cover Healthcare Expenses," Gallup, March 12, 2026):"In a nationally and state-representative survey of nearly 20,000 U.S. adults conducted from June through August 2025, roughly one-third of respondents — the equivalent of more than 82 million Americans — said they have made at least one trade-off with daily living expenses to afford healthcare."These financial trade-offs are far more common among Americans who do not…