Americans Are Souring on the Health Care System [Video]

Americans have increasingly negative opinions about the U.S. health care system, according to the results of a new poll.

The survey released on Wednesday by The Economist/YouGov found that a 54 percent majority of respondents had a “very” or “somewhat” unfavorable view of the American health care system. Only 36 percent said that they had a favorable view, with another 10 percent being undecided.

YouGov noted in a press release emailed to Newsweek on Wednesday that “views on the health care system have grown more negative in recent years,” pointing out that only 40 percent of Americans had an unfavorable view of the system in a 2022 poll, with 48 percent having a favorable view at the time.

Health insurance companies were blamed for problems with the system to some degree by an overwhelming 91 percent majority of respondents, with 62 percent saying that they blame the health insurance industry “a lot” and 29 percent …