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Dive Brief:
Americans primarily blame insurance companies for rising healthcare costs, as widespread concern about unaffordable medical care coincides with growing public animus against insurers for care delays and denials, according to a new survey.
The survey commissioned by the hospital-backed Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare found that 47% of people say corporate health insurers are the principal driver of rising spending, followed by 36% who blame the federal government and 34% who blame drug companies.
Insurer groups said the survey was skewed against their industry and that hospitals are largely at fault for spiking costs.
