In 2020, around 58 percent of Democrats showed strong support for policies that would prohibit hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills. In contrast, only 43 percent of Republicans reported that they strongly support this type of legislation. This statistic shows the percentage of adults who support prohibiting hospitals and healthcare providers from suing low income patients in the U.S. in 2020, by political orientation.
Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation
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Data for Progress. (January 12, 2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Data for Progress. "Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation." Chart. January 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Data for Progress. (2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Data for Progress. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Support Prohibiting Hospitals and Health Care Providers from Suing Low Income Patients for Unpaid Medical Bills in 2020, by Political Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Data for Progress, Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 16, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation [Graph], Data for Progress, January 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
