Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation
Characteristic
Strongly support
Somewhat support
Don't know
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Topline
49%
20%
12%
11%
9%
Democrat
58%
20%
9%
7%
6%
Independent
41%
19%
19%
11%
10%
Republican
43%
20%
11%
14%
11%
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In 2020, around 58 percent of Democrats showed strong support for policies that would prohibit hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills. In contrast, only 43 percent of Republicans reported that they strongly support this type of legislation. This statistic shows the percentage of adults who support prohibiting hospitals and healthcare providers from suing low income patients in the U.S. in 2020, by political orientation.
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Data for Progress. (January 12, 2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress. "Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation." Chart. January 12, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress. (2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Support Prohibiting Hospitals and Health Care Providers from Suing Low Income Patients for Unpaid Medical Bills in 2020, by Political Orientation." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Jan 2021, /statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress, Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who support prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from suing low income patients for unpaid medical bills in 2020, by political orientation [Graph], Data for Progress, January 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1252645/support-for-prohibiting-suing-low-income-patients-by-political-orientation-us/
