New Poll Finds Many Blame Pharmaceutical Companies for High Drug Prices

This version of New Poll Finds Many Blame Pharmaceutical Companies High Drug Prices N376296 - Business and Economy | NBC News Clone was adapted by NBC News Clone to help readers digest key facts more efficiently.

A total of 73 percent of respondents to the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll said medication costs too much.
Image: Various pharmaceuticals
Prescription medication is pictured.Phil Walter / Getty Images

Drug companies are going to need to take an aspirin—or three—after reading this.

A new poll finds that most Americans see drug prices as being unreasonably high—and that people are far more likely to blame drug makers than they are to point the finger at health insurance companies.

RELATED: They love their Obamacare, but can they keep it?

Image: Various pharmaceuticals
Prescription medication is pictured.Phil Walter / Getty Images

A total of 73 percent of respondents to the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll said medication costs too much. And 76 percent of those people said that's because pharmaceutical companies set prices too high, according to the survey released Tuesday.

Just 10 percent said the prices are too high because insurers require people to directly pay an excessive share of the cost of their prescription drugs under their health plans.

Read the full story at CNBC.com

×
AdBlock Detected!
Please disable it to support our content.

Related Articles

Donald Trump Presidency Updates - Politics and Government | NBC News Clone | Inflation Rates 2025 Analysis - Business and Economy | NBC News Clone | Latest Vaccine Developments - Health and Medicine | NBC News Clone | Ukraine Russia Conflict Updates - World News | NBC News Clone | Openai Chatgpt News - Technology and Innovation | NBC News Clone | 2024 Paris Games Highlights - Sports and Recreation | NBC News Clone | Extreme Weather Events - Weather and Climate | NBC News Clone | Hollywood Updates - Entertainment and Celebrity | NBC News Clone | Government Transparency - Investigations and Analysis | NBC News Clone | Community Stories - Local News and Communities | NBC News Clone