Health Populi October 30, 2018
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn

With seven days until voters go to the polls for what some call the most momentous U.S. election in decades, most Americans say that healthcare costs are a major stress, second only to money.

Perhaps this is why healthcare has become a top voting issue for the 2018 mid-term elections that will be held on November 6 one week from today.

The first chart illustrates that healthcare costs, the economy, and family responsibilities all closely cluster as sources of stress for a majority of Americans in this poll, which was conducted among 3,604 working-age U.S. adults in August 2018.

One-half of people age 18 to 64 have received a surprise medical bill they thought would be covered by insurance, and...

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