People are becoming more concerned about health care costs associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Car Act, according to the Healthcare Narrative Tracker.

The research reported by OpenConnect consists of an analysis of internet, print and electronic media sources. Information derived from conversations on social media outlets were also taken into consideration.

Discussions about escalating expenses outnumbered those concerned with keeping expenses down by 40 percent.

The Healthcare Narrative Tracker shows that people are knowledgeable and fearful about the costs healthcare reform will bring.

"Policies need to be evaluated by the effect they will have on the cost incurred with their implementation," says OpenConnect CEO Edward Peters. "The economics of healthcare reform need to be based on changes that help pay for themselves rather than make the problem worse."

Costs for health-related care has been rapidly increasing. The U.S. has some of the highest healthcare costs out of all the industrialized countries. The Kaiser Family Foundation says that over $2.3 trillion was spent on healthcare expenses in 2008, over three times the amount spent in 1990.