Hill September 9, 2024
Joseph Choi

Nearly all participants in a new bipartisan survey of likely voters said they support the federal government requiring true price transparency from hospitals and health insurance providers.

Among those surveyed, 92 percent said they would strongly or somewhat support the federal government “requiring hospitals and health insurance companies to provide real, actual prices – not estimates.” In a separate question, 77 percent said they would prefer a president who demands transparency in health care prices.

In the same survey, 77 percent of likely voters said medical debt was a major problem, with a smaller percentage citing credit card debt and student loan debt as also being a major problem.

The poll was jointly conducted by Kristen Soltis Anderson of Echelon...

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Topics: Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Pricing / Spending, Provider, Survey / Study, Trends
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