Healthcare Costs: What Voters Really Want Changed

AMERICA’S NEW MAJORITY PROJECT

Key Takeaways

• 76% of voters say healthcare costs are on the wrong track.

• 93% say it is important to have clear, upfront prices for healthcare services, including any fees not covered by insurance. 84% support requiring providers to give patients this information.

• 70% support universal access to Health Savings Accounts.

• 55% support redirecting Obamacare subsidies directly to patients rather than insurers.

Healthcare costs rank #2 among voters’ economic concerns, with 76% saying they are on the wrong track.

Recently proposed reforms receive broad support. 84% support strengthening price transparency laws by requiring healthcare providers to post clear, upfront prices, including fees not covered by a patient’s insurance, and 70% support giving every American access to a Health Savings Account (HSA), putting healthcare dollars directly in patients’ hands.

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