A new survey by Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures revealed that New Yorkers are worried over the cost of medical care and health insurance, and thus these issues are deemed a political time bomb, especially with the elections nearing.
Called the 2016 Empire State Healthcare Survey, it reveals the state of mind of New York residents as follows: 39% said the cost of care, while 27% said the health insurance system are the “most important problems in US health care.”
“If that’s what worried people before the latest round of insurance premium increases for 2017, it’s not surprising that Obamacare costs have so much political currency,” explained Rohit Verma, executive director of the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures and one of the report authors.
Despite worries over costs, the quality of care in the American system got positive ratings, with 70% saying they were satisfied with their most recent visit to a healthcare facility, and only 7% dissatisfied.
“They’re clearly telling us where they’re hurting – in the pocketbook. They’re blaming that pain on two causes: hospital and doctor bills, and the regulatory policies that govern health insurance in this country,” Verma added.
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