NEW Poll: Americans Say Health Care Costs Are Their “Most Important Financial Problem”
Gallup: “Healthcare will likely continue to be a major focus in national elections”
A new Gallup poll finds that Americans are most likely to say health care costs, more than any other issue, are the “most important financial problem facing their family” — underscoring how health care remains a central issue for voters and will force Thom Tillis to defend his votes to drive up these costs.
The new data follows a nonpartisan report confirming that the 2017 tax law Senator Tillis helped pass was a “lopsided giveaway to corporations” that “helped corporations, not workers” and provided the basis of the GOP lawsuit against protections for pre-existing conditions and other health care protections.
Gallup: Healthcare Costs Top Financial Problem for U.S. Families
By Jeffrey M. Jones
Key Points:
- Americans are more likely to name healthcare costs than any other issue when asked to say what is the most important financial problem facing their family.
- Healthcare is the most commonly mentioned financial challenge for key subgroups and is especially likely to be named by older Americans. Twenty-five percent of adults between the ages of 50 and 64, and 23% of those aged 65 and older, say healthcare costs are the biggest problem for their family’s finances.
- Healthcare ties for first among adults younger than 50, who are about as likely to name lack of money, college expenses and housing costs as their greatest financial challenges.
- Foremost among these are healthcare costs, which have been a consistent concern over time but currently stand above all other concerns.
- As such, healthcare will likely continue to be a major focus in national elections, including the 2020 presidential election.
Read the full report here.
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