In 2021, 27 percent of physicians indicated that poor communication was the main reason that contributed to patients' mistrust in the U.S. healthcare system. A further 14 percent believed that the high cost of healthcare led to mistrust in healthcare. This statistic illustrates the share of reasons physicians believed contributed to patients’ mistrust in the health care system as a whole in the U.S. in 2021.Â
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NORC at the University of Chicago. (May 20, 2021). Distribution of reasons physicians believe contributed to patients' mistrust in the U.S. health care system in 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1452318/physicians-views-on-why-patients-do-not-trust-us-health-care/
NORC at the University of Chicago. "Distribution of reasons physicians believe contributed to patients' mistrust in the U.S. health care system in 2021." Chart. May 20, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1452318/physicians-views-on-why-patients-do-not-trust-us-health-care/
NORC at the University of Chicago. (2021). Distribution of reasons physicians believe contributed to patients' mistrust in the U.S. health care system in 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1452318/physicians-views-on-why-patients-do-not-trust-us-health-care/
NORC at the University of Chicago. "Distribution of Reasons Physicians Believe Contributed to Patients' Mistrust in The U.S. Health Care System in 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 May 2021, /statistics/1452318/physicians-views-on-why-patients-do-not-trust-us-health-care/
NORC at the University of Chicago, Distribution of reasons physicians believe contributed to patients' mistrust in the U.S. health care system in 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1452318/physicians-views-on-why-patients-do-not-trust-us-health-care/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Distribution of reasons physicians believe contributed to patients' mistrust in the U.S. health care system in 2021 [Graph], NORC at the University of Chicago, May 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1452318/physicians-views-on-why-patients-do-not-trust-us-health-care/
