According to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 80% of Americans worry about how they will be able to get good health care in the US, one of the only developed nations that doesn't.
A pharmacy manager is trying to get a bottle of antibiotics out of the store.
According to the poll, only 12% of Americans think the U.S. health care system is handled well.
Black and Hispanic adults are more concerned about access to care than white adults.
The percentage of Americans who think it's up to the federal government to make sure people have health care has gone up.
According to the poll, only 40% of Americans want a single-payer health care system that would mandate Americans get health insurance from the government, while more would prefer a government health care plan that would be available for anyone to buy.
A survey found that only a small percentage of Americans were very satisfied with how the U.S. handles prescription drug costs, mental health care and nursing homes.
31.6% of the world's population. According to a survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 10% of Americans didn't have insurance in 2020.
Despite spending the largest percentage of its gross domestic product on health services, the U.S. is ranked the lowest among the wealthiest nations for its healthcare system. It is one of the few wealthy nations that does not have universal health care coverage. TheAffordable Care Act, signed by former President Barack Obama, extended health coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden in June. Under the law, Medicare can negotiate with drug manufacturers to lower the price of 100 medications. According to the AP-NORC poll, 80% of Americans think the federal government should negotiate to cut drug prices. There will be a cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Medicare patients and a monthly cap oninsulin for Medicare recipients.
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