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Thirty-two percent of Americans say they have had to put off medical care for themselves or their family in the past year due to the cost -- the highest percentage since Gallup started tracking this annually in 2001.

Six in 10 Americans approve of Friday's last-ditch budget agreement that will keep the federal government running through September, but few say it was a victory for either party. For next year's budget, more Americans favor raising taxes on ...

Americans' satisfaction with each of 21 key national policy issues has declined or held steady compared with readings one year ago.

Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona McCain faces a tough primary challenge from conservative former talk show host J.D. Hayworth. Inevitably McCain was asked about the views of his opponent on Meet the Press Sunday. Host David Gregory ...

In the third quarter of 2016, the uninsured rate reached a low of 10.9% in Gallup's and Healthways' nine-year trend. This is down from 17.1% in the fourth quarter of 2013 before a key healthcare provision, the individual mandate, took effect.

The addition of Paul Ryan to the Romney presidential ticket is going to greatly increase the political focus on Medicare, Social Security, the federal budget deficit, and the fiscal cliff. In turn, just the intensity of these important national ...

If Donald Trump were elected president, Americans would be very positive about his projected efforts to unite Democrats, independents and Republicans, but are generally opposed to several other steps he proposes to take in his first 100 days in ...

Adults whose primary health insurance is Medicaid are more than twice as likely to have certain preventable chronic health problems as are those adults with employer-based insurance. Medicaid recipients are also much more likely to smoke.

The fear of losing employer-based health insurance is causing millions of workers to stay in jobs they prefer to leave, particularly among Black workers.

In the second quarter of 2016, the uninsured rate remains at 11.0%, matching the first quarter for the lowest rate in Gallup's eight-year trend. This remains down from 11.9% in the fourth quarter of 2015.