Nearly half say the pandemic has worsened their perception of the health system.
The high price of health care was a major factor, with a staggering one-third of Americans intentionally delaying or declining medical care over cost concerns.
One survey respondent, a white, Republican woman in her 60s, told researchers,"It's hard when you have three or four kids and you're trying to juggle the cost, and you're deciding should I go to the emergency clinic or can we wait another day." The West Health-Gallup survey found that 60% of Americans reported the pandemic has made them more concerned about unequal access to quality health care services. Among Black Americans and Hispanic Americans, this concern was higher at three-fourths and two-thirds, respectively.
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