Two-thirds of Individuals say well being care isn’t getting sufficient consideration from each political events within the presidential election, a brand new survey discovered.
In keeping with the survey, performed by Gallup and nonprofit West Well being, 67 % of respondents in each events say well being care isn’t receiving sufficient consideration. Simply 6 % say it’s getting an excessive amount of consideration and 27 % say well being care is receiving the correct quantity.
Democrats and independents had been extra doubtless than Republican respondents to say well being care isn’t receiving sufficient consideration, although 53 % of GOP voters say the candidates may give attention to it extra, the survey discovered.
Seventy-one % of respondents who tuned in to final month’s debate between Vice President Harris and former President Trump mentioned the candidates didn’t spend sufficient time speaking about well being care points.
Impartial voters are weary of each candidates’ stances on well being care, Gallup famous. Independents barely favored Harris on well being care points, like enhancing entry to care, enhancing high quality of care and reducing prices of prescriptions, however Trump trailed intently behind on many points, the survey discovered.
In keeping with the ballot, 63 % of Individuals say a candidates’ place on defending Medicare and Social Safety is the only most necessary well being care-related difficulty within the election, or among the many most necessary ones. A candidate’s place on reducing well being care prices follows shut behind with 57 % help.
Forty-three % say a candidates’ insurance policies associated to psychological well being care entry is among the many most necessary health-related points within the election.
Older voters are inclined to favor a candidates’ place on Medicare and Social Safety whereas youthful voters prioritize psychological well being and decrease prices, the survey discovered.
It additionally discovered Democrats had been extra optimistic than their Republican and unbiased counterparts to say entry to reasonably priced well being care will enhance within the subsequent 5 years, although no group was overwhelmingly optimistic that issues will change.
The survey was performed Sept. 9-16 amongst 3,660 adults and has a margin of error of two proportion factors.
