Growing Dissatisfaction with Private Health Costs
by Peter Graham on Jun 3, 2013 | Views: 96 | Score: 0
| Medicare/Medicaid | Private Insurance | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68 | 68 |
| 2002 | 62 | 62 |
| 2003 | 62 | 60 |
| 2004 | 69 | 60 |
| 2005 | 66 | 61 |
| 2006 | 65 | 54 |
| 2007 | 68 | 57 |
| 2008 | 67 | 60 |
| 2009 | 73 | 63 |
| 2010 | 68 | 60 |
| 2011 | 76 | 59 |
| 2012 | 76 | 57 |
Percent Satisfied with Healthcare costs, by type
Sources:
gallup.com

2012 saw the greatest gap in the satisfaction Americans found in prices paid for public and private healthcare costs. Satisfaction with private health insurance costs dipped to a 5-year low, in contrast to 3 in 4 Medicare/Medicaid recipients reporting satisfaction with their respective payments.