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Americans are unhappy with the state of health care and insurance (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 5 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Summary

Polls show a majority blame insurance and pharmaceutical companies for high costs, denied claims, and access issues.

Only 44% rate U.S. health care quality as “good” or “excellent,” a 20-year low.

Support for government intervention is rising, with 62% favoring federal responsibility for universal health care.

Meanwhile, satisfaction with the Affordable Care Act has grown, with 54% approving.

Trump’s unclear health care overhaul plans are entering a polarized environment where Americans remain split on private versus government-run systems.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Damn, ABC News, look at you out here dropping such a huge scoop on everybody. You're a credit to modern journalism ABC News and totally not a bought-and-paid-for corportate psyops firm run by republiQans for shackling the poors.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

But... but the main health insurance industry association, AHIP, says that 75% of Americans like their employer provided health insurance! Surely they can't be wrong!

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 hours ago

no!? really!? wow!!

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

We want universal healhcare. Those who "suffer" due to lack of income (due to the insurance industry collapse) after it rolls out can talk to a therapist for low to no cost.

[+] [email protected] -12 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Some of you want that. Some of us do not want that.

I want to eliminate company provided healthcare. There may be better programs for me, but if I try to look elsewhere I discover that my company pays more than $1000/month for my insurance and if I go elsewhere I lose that all. As such no other plans can compete with what I get. In turn that means my insurance reports to and cares about my company and not what I think.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago

You don't want universal healthcare but you agree that tying health insurance to a private company is awful.

So what's your hangup? You don't want your taxes to go up? If so, I can assure you it won't be $12000/year.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I don't want a company for which I work being in the middle of me and healthcare either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Just one more chain, isn't it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

They should be unhappy with capitalism, as this shit is just a symptom.

All Capitalists (and their minions) Are Bastards.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 hours ago

Wow ABC, good fucking job.

Brilliant report.

You really have your finger on the pulse or something...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

How could this be?!

You mean even after Congress slapped a [$35] band-aid on the problem...checks notes...16 years ago, and have only picked away at it since then, they still want more?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

How could you tell?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That's some ace reporting. I wonder what clued them in?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

One of the desk editors read about it on facepals.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 hours ago

Yeah, no shit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

But nothing will change.