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82% Satisfied with Health Insurance, Yet Coverage Issues Persist

12/15/2025

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A NBC News Decision Desk Poll finds 82% of U.S. adults satisfied with health insurance, including 90% of those aged 65 and older.
However, 24% reported delays or denials in coverage in the past two years.
Forty-six percent want to keep the Affordable Care Act.
Twenty-four percent want repeal.
The survey included 20,252 adults, with a margin of error of 1.9 percentage points.

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Story summary

A NBC News Decision Desk Poll finds 82% of U.S. adults satisfied with health insurance, including 90% of those aged 65 and older.
However, 24% reported delays or denials in coverage in the past two years.
Forty-six percent want to keep the Affordable Care Act.
Twenty-four percent want repeal.
The survey included 20,252 adults, with a margin of error of 1.9 percentage points.