Politico September 30, 2024
Daniel Payne, Carmen Paun, Erin Schumaker and Ruth Reader

WASHINGTON WATCH

Apart from abortion, health care policy has played a less prominent role in this year’s presidential campaign than it has in past election cycles.

Americans wish the candidates would talk about it more.

According to a new poll from West Health and Gallup, more than 2 in 3 say health issues should get more attention.

How’s that? Protecting Medicare and lowering costs — especially for drugs and mental health care — are top priorities for voters in this election, the poll found.

But voters’ faith in the candidates is limited, according to the polling, which found that nearly a third of Americans didn’t trust Harris or Trump.

There are slight differences, though, with independents saying they trust Harris...

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