Health care is weighing heavily on the minds of voters, as it's considered to be the second most important issue in the presidential election, topped only by the economy.
It's the most interest the issue has received since 1992, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers analyzed 37 national opinion polls for the study.
One in five voters said health care/Medicare was the top consideration to their voting choice. Just about half of respondents, at 51 percent, said the economy and jobs was the No. 1 issue. It's a big leap even from four years ago: In the 2008 presidential election, just 9 percent of voters said it was their top issue.
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