‘House Republicans are tackling the real drivers of health care costs’
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A combined 70% percent of Americans have a negative outlook on the nation’s health care system as Congress remains in deadlock over the issue, according to a new Gallup poll released Monday.
Thesurvey’sparticipantshadvaryingdegreesofstresstowardhealthcarecostsandaccess,with23%claimingthesystemisina“stateofcrisis”and47%sayingthesystemhas“majorproblems”—addingtoatotal70%.TheheightenedconcernscomeaslawmakersonCapitolHillscrambletofindasolution,withtheboostedsubsidiesfortheAffordableCareAct(ACA),commonlyknownasObamacare,settoexpireonDec.31.(RELATED:‘MoreToCome’:MikeJohnsonHintsHe’sWorkingOnHealthcareLegislationToImpactAllAmericans)
Twenty-ninepercentofvoters,oneofthehighestfiguresrecordedsince1987,findthecostofhealthcaretobethecountry’smosturgenthealthproblem—aheadofhealthcareaccessandobesity.
Eighty-onepercentofDemocratsand64%ofRepublicansagreedthecountry’shealthcaresystemisincrisisorhas“majorproblems,”accordingt
