POLL VAULT: Health Care Costs Continues to Be #1 Issue in Many States, Nation
Posted by The Campaign on January 14, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Poll after poll continues to show that Americans are the most worried about health care costs and the impact the current reform proposals will have on their own personal health care costs.
Here is a sampling of recent national and state surveys on health care costs:
Pew Research: “By two-to-one (40% vs. 21%) more Americans believe the health legislation, if passed, would increase, not decrease their out-of-pocket costs, and this concern spans demographic groups. Among those 65 and older, 46% believe their costs would rise, as do 44% of Americans 50 to 64.” (p.15)
“In both middle-income households ($30,000-$74,999) nearly half (47%) expect their out-of-pocket costs to rise, while just 18% believe they would pay less, and the balance is similar among those with higher incomes.” (p. 15)
Nevada: 54% say cost is the biggest problem with health care vs. 15% lack of universal coverage vs. 18% quality of care
New Hampshire: 55% say cost is the biggest problem with health care vs. 28% lack of universal coverage vs. 10% quality of care
Ohio: 52% says costs is the biggest problem with health care vs. 20% who say lack of universal coverage vs. 14% quality of care
