Poll: Americans see health care as a right, and seek equity

A majority of U.S. adults agrees that health care is a right, not a privilege, and that the nation should aim to eliminate health inequities for everyone, according to a new report from the Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Based on a survey conducted last fall, the institute's 2025 Health Inequities Survey used a national probability sample of 1,578 U.S. adults recruited from the National Opinion Research Center's AmeriSpeak panel, which covers approximately 97% of U.S. households, with an intentional oversample of individuals identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native.