In addition to our daily tracking of healthcare coverage rates in the U.S., Gallup also conducts an annual Health and Healthcare survey each November as part of the Gallup Social Series.
The timing is especially good this year, with the Supreme Court saying it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the U.S. healthcare reform law passed in 2010 and all of the top GOP candidates seeking to repeal the law if they become president.
The survey provides an in-depth look of how Americans rate the U.S. healthcare system now, more than one and a half years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, and as key provisions are still being phased in.
We'll release the key data in a four-part series between Wednesday and Friday:
- Support for the Healthcare Law: Americans' views on whether the healthcare law should be kept in place or repealed, and how important it is that it happens. This story will also include an update on Americans' views on whether it is the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have healthcare coverage or not.
- Perceptions of U.S. Healthcare System: How Americans rate the U.S. healthcare system in terms of quality and coverage, and their level of satisfaction with the cost of healthcare in the country. It will also reveal what Americans think is the most urgent health problem facing the country right now.
- Americans' Satisfaction With Their Own Healthcare: Americans' satisfaction with their own healthcare and healthcare coverage.
- The Financial Burden of Healthcare Costs: Americans' satisfaction with their own healthcare costs, how their costs have changed in the past year, and how they pay their premiums.
The data are certain to become part of the national conversation as voters and politicians decide what to do next about healthcare. Sign up for alerts to be sure to get each story as soon as it is published.