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This poll examines health care issues in the Democratic presidential primary , government negotiation of prescription drug prices, party trust on health care, Medicare-for-all, and the pending Texas v. US lawsuit affecting the Affordable Care Act and pre-existing condition protections.
Nearly 4 in 10 -- or 36% -- of adults with mental illness reporting thoughts of suicide did not receive needed mental health care in the past year. Learn more in this Chart of the Week:
Large majorities, across party ID, age, and income, have favorable opinions of traditional Medicare in our July 2019 poll. Learn more in this Chart of the Week.
Insurance Coverage Among PWH 2017 – Non-Elderly PWH only Download
Insurance Coverage Among PWH 2017 – ALL PWH Download
Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $20,576 this year, up 5% from last year, with workers on average paying $6,015 toward the cost of their coverage. The average deductible among covered workers in a plan with a general annual deductible is $1,655 for single coverage. Fifty-six percent of small firms and 99% of large firms offer health benefits to at least some of their workers, with an overall offer rate of 57%.
2019 Employer Health Benefit Survey Chartpack Download
Recent polling with The Washington Post shows a similar share of adults and teens have taken action to express their views on climate change or global warming in the past three years.
Who pays for Medicare? Learn how Medicare financing breaks down in this Chart of the Week.
This month's poll probes Democrats' views about the general approaches to expanding health coverage and lowering costs put forward by the candidates; the public's health care priorities for Congress; and views about the ACA, Medicare-for-all and a "public option" health plan.
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