As the 2016 campaign nears its end, the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s view on health care priorities for the next president and Congress. Overall, Americans rank addressing high prescription drug costs and ensuring adequate provider networks in insurance plans among their top health care priorities. …
The poll also examines the public’s views of a public health insurance option to compete with private plans in the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, an idea being floated as some private insurers have decided to stop selling plans in many areas. While most Americans initially say they favor creating a public health insurance option to compete with private plans, how such a proposal is described and labeled significantly impacts level of support. CONT.
Kaiser Family Foundation
