The Dose

COVID-19 and Pre-Existing Conditions Are Voters' Biggest Health Care Fears


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Health care is always important for voters, but this year, it is at the top of everyone's mind.

The health needs and economic costs of COVID-19, and protections for people with pre-existing health conditions tie for first place in the Commonwealth Fund's latest poll on which health care issue matters most to voters in the 2020 election.

Voters are also worried about health care costs, the safety of voting in person, and whether or not their vote would be counted if they vote by mail.

Then there's the question of which candidate – Former Vice President Biden or President Trump – would address voters' health care concerns. To learn what they said, and unpack some of the poll's key findings, listen to the latest episode of The Dose with the Commonwealth Fund's Sara Collins.

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