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Poll Finds 1 in 4 Americans Think U.S. Healthcare Is in 'Crisis'
Nearly 29% of adults cite high costs as the biggest health care problem, with concern rising sharply due to policy uncertainty and delayed care, Gallup reports.
- On Dec. 15, Gallup released a national poll showing nearly a quarter of Americans say the United States health care system is in crisis, based on a survey of about 1,300 adults with a margin of error ± three percentage points.
- Cost concerns, not access, have surged as public worry about health care affordability rose sharply since last year amid debates over expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.
- Gallup Inc. found 29% named cost as the top health problem, with over one-third delaying care and 16% satisfied with overall costs.
- Partisan splits suggest the issue could fuel political pressure as lawmakers debate extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, with KFF estimates showing premiums could more than double if subsidies lapse.
- Gallup Inc. shows a persistent divide over costs, with worry rising 12 points among Democrats and 10 points among Republicans, as The Washington Post reports on expiring ACA subsidies.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right7Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Right
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- 47% of the sources lean Right
47% Right
13%
C 40%
R 47%
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