Medical Economics January 15, 2025
Key Takeaways
- Nearly half of Americans view Trump’s healthcare cost policies negatively, with opinions split along partisan lines.
- Independents are skeptical about the administration’s healthcare priorities, including Medicare and prescription drug costs.
- Shared concerns exist across political affiliations about healthcare affordability and access, despite differing views on Trump’s policies.
- There is a unified call for policies addressing rising healthcare costs and ensuring equitable mental health and substance-abuse treatment coverage.
A new West Health-Gallup survey found that nearly half of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction regarding health care costs.
Almost half of the U.S. public (46%) believes that the country is headed in the “wrong direction” when it comes to President-elect Donald Trump’s policies...