health insurance / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam A West Health and ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½survey 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. /poll/658148/inability-pay-care-medicine-hits-new-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/658148/inability-pay-care-medicine-hits-new-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 02 Apr 2025 04:01:00 GMT 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. /poll/657041/americans-borrow-estimated-billion-medical-bills-2024.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/657041/americans-borrow-estimated-billion-medical-bills-2024.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:01:00 GMT 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. /poll/654704/nearly-half-says-healthcare-headed-wrong-direction.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/654704/nearly-half-says-healthcare-headed-wrong-direction.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT Americans' agreement that the federal government must ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage now exceeds 60%, after declining to as low as 42% during the years when the Affordable Care Act was being debated and implemented. /poll/654101/health-coverage-government-responsibility.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/654101/health-coverage-government-responsibility.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 09 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMT Nearly eight in 10 Americans, including majorities of Democrats and Republicans, favor a federal law requiring equal insurance coverage for mental and physical healthcare. /poll/652079/bipartisan-support-improving-mental-healthcare-access.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/652079/bipartisan-support-improving-mental-healthcare-access.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT Healthcare retains its place as one of the higher-ranking issues voters say are influencing their vote this year. /poll/651755/healthcare-remains-important-voting-issue.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/651755/healthcare-remains-important-voting-issue.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 09 Oct 2024 08:30:00 GMT The percentage of U.S. adults classified as "cost secure" has slipped to 55%, a new low. The biggest drop is among those aged 50 and older. /poll/646994/affording-healthcare-struggle-2022.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/646994/affording-healthcare-struggle-2022.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 17 Jul 2024 04:01:00 GMT Americans' level of satisfaction with Social Security and Medicare is a modest 45%, but these programs are still among the more positively viewed aspects of the country today. /poll/470894/americans-fairly-satisfied-social-security-system.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/470894/americans-fairly-satisfied-social-security-system.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:00:00 GMT A majority of U.S. adults continue to think the federal government should ensure universal healthcare coverage, while they also prefer that the U.S. healthcare system be based on private insurance rather than government-run. /poll/468401/majority-say-gov-ensure-healthcare.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/468401/majority-say-gov-ensure-healthcare.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:00:00 GMT Americans' reports of delaying medical treatment due to its cost rose 12 points in 2022 to 38%, a new high in Gallup's 22-year trend. /poll/468053/record-high-put-off-medical-care-due-cost-2022.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/468053/record-high-put-off-medical-care-due-cost-2022.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 17 Jan 2023 09:00:00 GMT