Health care quality rating at 24-year low: Gallup
Hill December 6, 2024
Americans’ outlook on the quality of health care in the U.S. is at a 24-year low, according to a new survey.
The Gallup poll, released Friday, shows 33 percent of U.S. adults said the quality of American health care is excellent, and 11 percent said it is good. That 44 percent represents a 10 percent drop from 2020.
Another 38 percent of respondents said health care quality was “fair,” while 16 percent gave it a “poor” rating.
Health care coverage received an even worse rating than the quality of care, per the survey. Only 28 percent of U.S. adults said coverage was “excellent” or “good,” according to the survey. It is a 12-point decrease from a 2012 poll, when...