This statistic illustrates U.S. adults' thoughts on factors responsible for the rising costs of healthcare in the United States, as of July 2012. Some 75 percent of the respondents thought of insurance companies as the most important factor concerning the rising healthcare costs.
U.S adults' opinions on factors responsible for the rising U.S. healthcare costs in 2012*
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Insurance companies
75%
Pharmaceutical & drug companies
74%
Peoples failure to take responsibility for their health
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The Physicians Foundation. (October 30, 2012). U.S adults' opinions on factors responsible for the rising U.S. healthcare costs in 2012* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246156/factors-responsible-for-the-rising-costs-of-us-healthcare/
The Physicians Foundation. "U.S adults' opinions on factors responsible for the rising U.S. healthcare costs in 2012*." Chart. October 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246156/factors-responsible-for-the-rising-costs-of-us-healthcare/
The Physicians Foundation. (2012). U.S adults' opinions on factors responsible for the rising U.S. healthcare costs in 2012*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246156/factors-responsible-for-the-rising-costs-of-us-healthcare/
The Physicians Foundation. "U.S Adults' Opinions on Factors Responsible for The Rising U.S. Healthcare Costs in 2012*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246156/factors-responsible-for-the-rising-costs-of-us-healthcare/
The Physicians Foundation, U.S adults' opinions on factors responsible for the rising U.S. healthcare costs in 2012* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246156/factors-responsible-for-the-rising-costs-of-us-healthcare/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
U.S adults' opinions on factors responsible for the rising U.S. healthcare costs in 2012* [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, October 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246156/factors-responsible-for-the-rising-costs-of-us-healthcare/
