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In a presidential campaign season dominated by the issues of inflation and immigration, two-thirds of Americans believe health care is not getting enough attention. West Health and Gallup recently surveyed nearly 2,400 people about their attitudes regarding health care and reached five conclusions.

Two in three Americans, including majorities of both political parties, say health care is not receiving enough attention during the presidential campaign so far. Although Democrats and independents are more likely to say health care is not getting enough attention, more than half of Republicans also agree. Among the respondents who said they watched the presidential debate last month, similar numbers (71%) report that the candidates did not spend enough time on health care-related issues. This attitude is held by 77% of Democrats, 74% of independents and 57% of Republicans who watched the debate.

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