Questions - Health Care Costs - October 3-4, 2013
48% Say Private Sector Best Way to Keep Health Costs Down, 35% Say Government
Fewer Report Paying More for Drugs, Delaying Medical Visits to Save Money
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National
Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted October 3-4, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Do you have health
insurance?
2* (Answered by 871 Adults Who
Have Health Insurance) Have you changed your health insurance coverage in the
past year to a less expensive option in order to save money?
3* How much do you pay out of
pocket in a typical month for health insurance and other health care costs -
Less than $150, $150-$300, $300-$500, greater than $500?
4* Are you paying more for
health care now than you were a year ago?
5* A year from now, will the
amount you spend for health care be higher, lower or about the same?
6* Are you paying more for
prescription drugs than you were six months ago?
7* Have you ever not filled a
prescription because the cost was too high?
8* Have you postponed any
medical checkups or procedures to save money in the past six months?
9* Which has the best
chance of keeping health care costs down and the quality of medical care up -
the federal government or the private sector?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error,
+/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence