The Affordability Crisis in U.S. Health Care: Findings from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey
Authors:
Sara R. Collins, Ph.D., Michelle M. Doty, Ph.D., Karen Davis, Ph.D., Cathy Schoen, M.S., Alyssa L. Holmgren, and Alice Ho
Overview
Rising health care costs and growing instability in insurance coverage have made health reform a key issue in this election year, a Commonwealth Fund survey shows. Nearly six of 10 Americans (57%) say presidential and congressional candidates' views on health reform will be a "very important" factor in their vote this November. What's more, majorities across the political spectrum support a variety of policies that would provide coverage to uninsured adults, as well as believe that financing care should remain a shared responsibility among individuals, employers, and government.
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Citation
The Affordability Crisis in U.S. Health Care: Findings from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey, Sara R. Collins, Ph.D., Michelle M. Doty, Ph.D., Karen Davis, Ph.D., Cathy Schoen, M.S., Alyssa L. Holmgren, and Alice Ho, The Commonwealth Fund, March 2004