If you’re not feeling well or have a routine health issue, do you go ahead and get it checked out or put if off because of the cost? And, let’s say you do make an appointment and go. Afterward, do you fill the prescription you received or do financial concerns […] Read more »
IBD/TIPP Poll: Economic Outlook Hits Trump-Era Low
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index slid 3.8 points to 52.6 in early December, matching April’s 2018 low. Even as wage growth has accelerated to a nine-year high, the six-month economic outlook sank to its lowest since just before President Donald Trump won the 2016 election. Midterm election results and recent […] Read more »
Americans Remain Dissatisfied With Healthcare Costs
Most Americans continue to see healthcare costs in the U.S. as a major issue. One in five (20%) are currently satisfied with the total cost, while 79% are dissatisfied, in line with Gallup’s overall trend since 2001. Satisfaction with U.S. healthcare costs has never exceeded 28%, and was as low […] Read more »
Consumer Confidence Index Declined in November
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® declined in November, following an improvement in October. The Index now stands at 135.7 (1985=100), down from 137.9 in October. CONT. Conference Board Read more »
Key Economic Assessments Strong, Stable
Gallup’s November update finds Americans’ positive evaluations of the economy persisting, with current attitudes on key economic indicators among the best in the past two decades. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Trump’s unpopularity and broad gap in trust to handle health care keep Democrats in the hunt to take control of Congress
President Trump’s unpopularity and a broad gap in trust to handle health care are keeping Democrats in the hunt to take control of Congress, but with an advantage that’s narrowed from its summertime peak. … With Trump pushing to turn out his core support groups, the election stands more than […] Read more »