As a rule, people who are relatively healthy–-most people–-are generally satisfied with their health insurance. And, it’s easy to understand why. They do not face access, cost or quality issues that people with serious health conditions face. So, it’s not surprising that a new poll by Pew finds that most Americans are satisfied with their health insurance, reports Stephanie Perry and Marc Trussler for NBC News. What’s notable is that the poll finds that people with government health insurance are most satisfied with their health insurance.
It speaks volumes that people with Medicare and Medicaid are more satisfied with their health care than people with corporate health insurance because they use about three times more health care services. Nine in ten are satisfied–-compared to 77 percent with corporate insurance–-and 42 percent are very satisfied. The question is why.
The poll finds that more than eight in ten Americans–-82 percent–-are satisfied with their health insurance. Again, ten percent of Americans are responsible for 70 percent of health care costs, so that finding does not tell us enough.
The poll also finds that Americans are frustrated with their coverage when they need care, with almost one in four saying that their insurer denied or delayed their coverage. People with corporate health insurance were more likely by a small margin to report delays and denials than people with Medicare or Medicaid, 26 percent v. 23 percent.
NBC News polled 20,252 adults online.
Here’s more from Just Care:
- If you want easy health care access and good quality care, you probably want traditional Medicare
- Hospitals speak out against corporate health insurance
- 2026: Five things to think about when choosing between Traditional Medicare and a Medicare Advantage plan
- Ten ways to improve Medicare Advantage
- Poll: What do Americans think about their health care?
