One-third of the public (33%) say that consumers get an “excellent” or “good” value for the dollar from prescription drugs, while two-thirds (66%) say consumers only get a “fair”or “poor” value for the dollar from prescription medications.

Views are similar for hospitalization and physicians’ fees: around one-third say these expenses are an “excellent” or “good” value (36% hospitalization, 32% doctors’ fees) and nearly two-thirds feel they are only a “fair” or “poor” value (hospitalization 61%, doctors’ fees 64%).

In contrast, nearly two-thirds (62%) say consumers get an “excellent” or “good” value on the dollar from immunizations against disease, while about one-third (34%) say immunizations give a “fair” or “poor” value.