A new poll, Inform CT
Consumer Confidence Survey, finds that almost two thirds of CT residents
are worried about health insurance affordability, up 12% in the last year. A new
Gallup
poll found that Americans’ perceptions of the health care and drug
industries are the lowest among all sectors except the federal government. That
means they are below oil and gas, lawyers, and advertising. These are the worst
rankings either health care or pharmaceuticals have ever scored in Gallup’s
poll. (The authors
note that the survey was fielded before the EpiPen price story broke in the
media – it could be worse). The public is getting restless about rising health
costs. We need to do a much better job and use smarter tools to fix the system.
Econ
101 isn’t working.
