Gallup November 28, 2018
Jeffrey M. Jones and RJ Reinhart

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • 20% of Americans are satisfied with healthcare costs
  • 34% in U.S. say healthcare coverage is excellent or good
  • 25% say cost is top U.S. health problem, 22% say access

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most Americans continue to see healthcare costs in the U.S. as a major issue. One in five (20%) are currently satisfied with the total cost, while 79% are dissatisfied, in line with Gallup’s overall trend since 2001. Satisfaction with U.S. healthcare costs has never exceeded 28%, and was as low as 8% in May 1993, when President Bill Clinton was launching his ultimately failed attempt to reform the healthcare system.

Line graph. No more than 28% of Americans have been satisfied with U.S. healthcare costs since 1993.

The latest results are based on Gallup’s annual Healthcare survey, conducted...

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