Hill June 18, 2020
Tal Axelrod

Nearly 9 in 10 Americans are concerned that the pharmaceutical industry will leverage the coronavirus pandemic to raise drug prices, according to a new West Health/Gallup poll released Thursday.

The survey found that 88 percent of Americans are worried about a rise in drug prices, with 55 percent saying they are “very” concerned and 33 percent saying they are “somewhat” concerned.

The level of concern is mostly similar across various demographics but is split along party lines. Sixty-six percent of Democrats say they are very concerned, compared with 49 percent of Republicans and 52 percent of independents.

Another 79 percent say they are very or somewhat concerned about their health insurance premiums rising and 84 percent say they...

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