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Summary

Polls show a majority blame insurance and pharmaceutical companies for high costs, denied claims, and access issues.

Only 44% rate U.S. health care quality as “good” or “excellent,” a 20-year low.

Support for government intervention is rising, with 62% favoring federal responsibility for universal health care.

Meanwhile, satisfaction with the Affordable Care Act has grown, with 54% approving.

Trump’s unclear health care overhaul plans are entering a polarized environment where Americans remain split on private versus government-run systems.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (32 children)

We want universal healhcare. Those who "suffer" due to lack of income (due to the insurance industry collapse) after it rolls out can talk to a therapist for low to no cost.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 days ago

no!? really!? wow!!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 days ago

Wow ABC, good fucking job.

Brilliant report.

You really have your finger on the pulse or something...

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

But... but the main health insurance industry association, AHIP, says that 75% of Americans like their employer provided health insurance! Surely they can't be wrong!

/s

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I mean, I generally do like my employer health insurance, but it's also genuinely a really good plan that I've largely had zero issues or outright denials. (I do sometimes have to get my doctor's office and insurance to talk to one another appropriately, but that's just as much on the doctor).

But I would gladly give up my health insurance for a nationalized healthcare system. Not even a question.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

A whole 1,000 people polled too!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's some ace reporting. I wonder what clued them in?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

One of the desk editors read about it on facepals.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Americans are unhappy with *

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

In other news, water is wet! More at 11

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

this is with them hamstringing the aca during the last trump administration and with the mistake of allowing one company to own multiple sectors of the industry (hostpitals and insurance and pharmacy and manufacture and provider)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

why wasn't this a headline two months ago? what has changed?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Unhappy…understatement of the millennia

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago

Yeah, no shit.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

How could this be?!

You mean even after Congress slapped a [$35] band-aid on the problem...checks notes...16 years ago, and have only picked away at it since then, they still want more?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Damn, ABC News, look at you out here dropping such a huge scoop on everybody. You're a credit to modern journalism ABC News and totally not a bought-and-paid-for corportate psyops firm run by republiQans for shackling the poors.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Only 44% rate U.S. health care quality as “good” or “excellent,” a 20-year low.

It's quite high. In Russia it's 39%[1], 28% in lowest income bracket, 59% in highest income bracket and 41% in median-like bracket(sadly, it is not median). And USA citizen in Russia will receive more healthcare, than USA citizen in USA.

I think, just like Varlamov said about public transport and urban planning, the less people happy with healthcare - the better it will become. Or as it was in his example: in good cities residents say "LMAO, look how shitty my city is, here's photos", while in bad cities residents say "this is not shit on streets, this is fecal traditions". I think it applies to all goverment policies.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

They should be unhappy with capitalism, as this shit is just a symptom.

All Capitalists (and their minions) Are Bastards.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Welcome to Russia - country with underfunded healthcare. Wait, was you talking about USSA - country without any healthcare?

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