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Health affordability emerges as key voter issue in midterms

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A recent Axios-Ipsos poll indicates that health care affordability is a significant factor influencing voter decisions in the upcoming midterm elections. Majorities of Americans expressed increased likelihood to support candidates advocating for measures to lower health costs, including ideas like renewing Affordable Care Act subsidies and expanding direct prescription drug sales. This concern over health care costs is converging with economic anxieties, making affordability a key issue for voters, particularly those with lower incomes and families with young children. AI

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Health affordability emerges as key voter issue in midterms

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  1. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Margaret Talev ·

    Axios-Ipsos poll: Health affordability is shaping the midterms

    <div>Data: Axios-Ipsos; Note: Margin of error is +/-2.9 percentage points; Chart: Caitlin Owens/Axios</div><p>Majorities of Americans say they're more likely to vote for candidates in November who support ideas to lower their health costs, according to the latest <a href="https:/…

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