Access tops list of Americans' healthcare concerns: 4 survey findings

Access tops list of Americans' healthcare concerns: 4 survey findings 
Becker's Clinical Leadership; by Erica Carbajal; 2/5/25
A quarter of Americans rank healthcare access and affordability as the top public health priority they want government leaders to focus on, according to poll findings from Gallup and Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. ... Four key findings:

• Twenty-five percent of respondents selected access and affordability as their highest priority when asked about 15 issues. ...
• Overall, 37% of respondents included food and water safety among their top three public health priorities; 32% said addressing chronic diseases was among their top three.
• Most Americans agree that the federal government could more effectively address these issues than state governments, the findings showed. ...
• When asked about their most trusted sources of public health information, respondents chose their healthcare providers (54%), scientific research (42%) and the CDC (37%) as their top three. Political officials were among the least trusted sources of information on public health issues.