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Trust Gap: Partisan Divide Threatens Post-COVID Healthcare

4/4/2025

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A University of Oregon study uncovers a troubling trend: post-COVID-19, trust between patients and doctors has sharply divided along partisan lines. Democrats are increasingly placing their faith in healthcare providers, while Republicans are not, raising concerns about health outcomes and potentially deepening mortality disparities across the nation.

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A University of Oregon study uncovers a troubling trend: post-COVID-19, trust between patients and doctors has sharply divided along partisan lines. Democrats are increasingly placing their faith in healthcare providers, while Republicans are not, raising concerns about health outcomes and potentially deepening mortality disparities across the nation.