Medical Economics December 13, 2024
Richard Payerchin

Data from reports on two new West Health-Gallup polls.

The single largest source of expenditures in U.S. health care is not physicians.

It’s hospital care, at least as of 2022, and patients say they worry about health care costs due to hidden hospital fees that add thousands of dollars to medical bills.

Meanwhile, as the nation prepares for the next administration of President-elect Donald Trump, a majority of people said they still approve of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.

This slideshow presents findings and data from two end-of-2024 reports from West Health and Gallup this month: “New West Health-Gallup Poll Reveals Most Americans Worried About Often Hidden Healthcare Fees,” by Gallup Communications & Content Manager Tiffany Yu,...

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