Advisory Board January 30, 2025
Americans’ trust in healthcare providers, public health agencies, and healthcare officials has declined in the past two years, according to a recent poll from KFF.
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For the poll, KFF surveyed 1,310 U.S. adults between Jan. 7 and 14.
A majority of respondents said they still trust their doctor, state and local officials, and healthcare agencies like CDC and FDA a “great deal” or a “fair amount,” but those numbers have declined since KFF’s poll in June 2023.
For example, 93% of respondents said they trusted their doctor a great deal or fair amount in 2023, a number that dropped to 85% in 2025. FDA saw...