Hill August 7, 2024
A majority of Americans say they have an unfavorable view of the U.S. health care system, in a YouGov poll published Tuesday.
Fifty-three percent of respondents hold a “very or somewhat” unfavorable view of the system, while 40 percent hold a “very or somewhat” favorable view.
Favorable views of the system are more common with men (42 percent) than with women (39 percent); with Black Americans (49 percent) than with white Americans (38 percent); with straight people (43 percent) than with LGBTQ+ people (25 percent); and with adults 65 and older (59 percent) than with adults younger than 30 (28 percent).
Some Americans say they have personally been treated negatively by a doctor because of personal attributes, including their weight...