The medical center’s Health Policy Institute conducted the poll of 1,000 people in each of the five states.
Here are five highlights:
1. A majority of residents in each state expressed frustration about healthcare costs. Sixty-five percent of Texas respondents said they are paying more out-of-pocket costs than they were two years ago.
2. Respondents ranked “coverage” as the most important healthcare component, followed by “physician choice.” While more Democrats ranked “coverage” higher, more Republicans rated “physician choice” as more important.
3. Eighty-five percent of all respondents said universal coverage was important.
4. A majority of California, New York and Ohio residents supported their states’ decisions to expand Medicaid.
5. Two-thirds of residents in Texas and Florida wanted their states to expand Medicaid.
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