Three-quarters of Americans say they are concerned about health care costs rising next year.

Given how rapidly the cost of health care has risen in the past decade, it's not surprising that many are anxious about future price increases. But the survey from TransUnion finds evidence that even more people are concerned about rising costs than last year.

For instance, 64 percent said they were more concerned about cost increases this year than they were last year. The same survey last year found that 58 percent of consumers were more concerned about costs rising in 2015 than they were in 2014.

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