{"id":4439,"date":"2026-08-14T18:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4439"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:09:22","slug":"plurality-of-americans-think-sky-high-premium-costs-is-us-healthcare-systems-biggest-problem-poll-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4439","title":{"rendered":"Plurality Of Americans Think Sky High Premium Costs Is US Healthcare System\u2019s Biggest Problem, Poll Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Many Americans think unaffordable health insurance premium costs are currently the U.S. healthcare system\u2019s biggest problem, according to a Commonwealth Fund survey released Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4437\">Uncle Sam Brought Home The Bacon Last Month. But There\u2019s A Catch.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The survey suggests that 42% of respondents think the top healthcare issue that needs to be \u201csolved or meaningfully improved\u201d is the high cost of premiums for health insurance, while 36% said the costs associated with medical care or filling prescriptions. Meanwhile, 15% said the most pressing issue is getting approval for medical care or prescription medications from insurers, compared to 7% who said finding a doctor or getting an appointment with a healthcare provider. <strong>(RELATED: Nearly One-In-Six Americans Have Acted On AI Medical Advice Without Speaking To Human, Poll Shows)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among U.S. adults age 19 and up who selected each of the affordability concerns as the issue of utmost importance, half said the federal government was best suited to address surging insurance premium costs. Meanwhile, four out of 10 respondents said the government would do the best at tackling high out-of-pocket healthcare costs, according to the survey.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of Democrats \u2014 65% \u2014 believe the federal government would be best at addressing healthcare cost issues in the U.S., per the poll. Thirty-six percent of Republicans also said the federal government would be best suited to solve cost-related problems, while independent voters were more likely to select the federal government (49%) than health insurance companies (28%).<\/p>\n<p>The survey\u2019s results come as Americans are facing a growing healthcare affordability crisis. The estimated cost of health premiums for a benchmark plan is $625 this year on average, HealthMarkets Insurance reported, citing KFF data.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4435\">Rising Golf Star Jessica Bang Dead At 18 After Brain Hemorrhage While Playing In Thailand Tournament<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, insurers in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace are now proposing a median premium hike of 14% in 2027, per a KFF analysis published in July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNearly 15 years ago, the Democrats\u2019 Unaffordable Care Act broke the American healthcare system,\u201d House Speaker Mike Johnson asserted in a Dec. 12, 2025 statement. \u201cSince its inception, premium costs have skyrocketed, networks have shrunk, and the system has become bloated, inefficient, and riddled with waste, fraud and abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Commonwealth Fund conducted the national survey with the SSRS Opinion Panel Mega-Omnibus from May 4 to May 26, among a sample of 25,873 U.S. adults. The Commonwealth Fund\u2019s Wednesday blog post focuses on 25,858 respondents aged 19 and up.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>The survey\u2019s overall maximum margin of sampling error for total respondents is plus or minus 0.8 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, and the survey\u2019s completion rate was 55.1%.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4433\">REPORT: SPLC Official Arrested For Allegedly Funneling Money To Lover\u2019s Neo-Nazi Group<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Americans think premium costs are currently the U.S. healthcare system\u2019s biggest problem, according to a Commonwealth Fund survey out Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2933,2471,1742,190,192,1467,2005],"class_list":["post-4439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-2933","tag-affordability-crisis","tag-health-insurance","tag-healthcare","tag-medical","tag-obamacare","tag-premiums"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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