Newsweek cites Harris AP-NORC Poll
June 27, 2024

In an article about a new Los Angeles County plan to buy $5 million in outstanding medical debt, offering relief to 150,000 citizens, a recent Harris AP-NORC poll is cited: 

A recent poll found that half of all Americans believe the federal government should be doing more to tackle medical debt across the country. A survey conducted by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and the Associated Press–NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that more than half—51 percent—of all U.S. residents believe it is "extremely" or "very important" for the government to help with relieving medical debt.

Read the full piece here: https://www.newsweek.com/medical-debt-relief-approved-los-angeles-1918035#:%7E:text=A%20California%20county%20has%20approved,care%20bills%20for%20150%2C000%20residents.

Lesley Turner
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Lesley Turner
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Lesley J. Turner is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, faculty research fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and CESifo research affiliate. Her research broadly considers the roles that government should play in providing, financing, an...