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Even With Higher Taxes
Opinion Poll Shows Americans Support Universal Coverage
By News Staff
The growing momentum for reform stems from Americans' falling sense of security about health care, the study authors say. Eighty-nine percent of survey respondents said they are concerned about the number of uninsured Americans, and 60 percent said they worry about their ability to afford health care services they need.
The survey also shows that
- 36 percent of respondents said they could not afford needed health care services,
- 20 percent said they bypassed a recommended test or procedure due to an inability to pay,
- 65 percent were worried about their ability to manage a chronic disease, and
- 22 percent said they did not see a physician when they were sick because they could not afford it.
The "Health Security Index" data support previous findings, which show health care is increasingly a top priority for Americans.
For instance, a Feb. 22-25 Gallup poll found that, when asked to name the "top priority for the president and Congress to deal with," 27 percent of Americans spontaneously cited health care as the top domestic concern and the second overall concern, behind Iraq. The response is the highest seen in more than a year for health care, according to Gallup.
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