54 Percent of Voters: Access to Quality Healthcare More Important Than Insurance for All

June 24, 2021: Fifty-four percent (54%) of voters believe that making sure that every American has access to quality medical care is more important than making sure that every American has affordable health insurance. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 39% take the opposite view and believe providing affordable health insurance is more important.[1]

Most Republicans and independents believe providing access to quality care is more important. Democrats are evenly divided.[1]

Just 22% of voters today believe that having affordable health insurance guarantees access to quality health care.[2] That may help explain why 67% of all voters say the healthcare system is badly broken.[1][3]

Other data shows that 45% of voters believe the United States has a free-market healthcare system.[4] Only 34% disagree and believe we have a government-run system.[1]

Despite the belief of many that we have a free market healthcare system, a Cato Institute analysis concluded that government sources control 83% of all health care spending.[1][5]

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Footnotes:

1. ScottRasmussen.com, "54% Believe Providing Access to Quality Medical Care More Important than Providing Affordable Insurance for All," June 23, 2021
2. ScottRasmussen.com, "22% Believe Everyone with Health Insurance has Access to Quality Care," June 21, 2021
3. ScottRasmussen.com, "67% Say Health Care System is Badly Broken," June 18, 2021
4. ScottRasmussen.com, "45% Think US has Free-Market Healthcare System, 34% Say Government Run," June 22, 2021
5. Deseret News, "Opinion: Washington has no hope of fixing our health care system," June 21, 2021