75% of Americans have a regular physician: 5 takeaways from new poll

One-quarter of American adults don’t have a regular physician, based on a NPR, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, according to The Courier.

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Here are five takeaways from the poll.

1. Thirty-three percent of those polled reported their healthcare coverage as excellent, 41 percent rated it as good, 20 percent rated it as fair, and 5 percent rated it as poor.

2. Some Americans are not satisfied with healthcare access, as 15 percent reported they hadn’t been able to receive healthcare when they needed it at least once in the past two years.

3. About half of those polled reported they received care in emergency rooms because other offices were closed, they couldn’t schedule appointments, other offices were located far away or they believed the ER was the only place they could receive treatment.

4. Sixty percent of Americans believe their healthcare costs are reasonable, but 29 percent disagree.

5. Of those polled, 26 percent reported experiencing serious financial problems associated with healthcare.

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