{"id":525491,"date":"2024-10-04T08:06:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T12:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/?post_type=poll-findings&#038;p=525491"},"modified":"2025-08-09T06:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T10:29:36","slug":"public-opinion-on-prescription-drugs-and-their-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/public-opinion-on-prescription-drugs-and-their-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Opinion on Prescription Drugs and Their Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div\n\tclass=\"wp-block-kff-shared-content--standard-layout wp-block-kff-shared-content\">\n\t\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-header\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-header__tag\">Poll Finding<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<h1 class=\"post-header__title\">Public Opinion on Prescription Drugs and Their Prices<\/h1>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-header__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-header__meta-label\">\n\t\t\t\tAuthors:\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/person\/grace-sparks\/\">Grace Sparks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/person\/ashley-kirzinger\/\">Ashley Kirzinger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/person\/alex-montero\/\">Alex Montero<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/person\/isabelle-valdes\/\">Isabelle Valdes<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/person\/liz-hamel\/\">Liz Hamel<\/a> \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"post-header__meta-label\">Published:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<date>Oct 4, 2024<\/date>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"post-header__social-sharing\">\n\t\t<button class=\"post-header__social-sharing__button print\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M4.348 2.5v3.391H2.783A.787.787 0 0 0 2 6.674v4.696c0 .429.353.782.783.782h1.565V14.5h7.304v-2.348h1.565c.43 0 .783-.353.783-.782V6.674a.787.787 0 0 0-.783-.783h-1.565V2.5H4.348Zm.522.522h6.26v2.87H4.87v-2.87ZM2.783 6.413h1.782a.26.26 0 0 0 .085 0h6.697a.26.26 0 0 0 .086 0h1.784c.148 0 .261.114.261.26v4.697c0 .147-.113.26-.26.26h-1.566V9.283H4.348v2.347H2.783a.257.257 0 0 1-.261-.26V6.674c0-.147.113-.261.26-.261Zm9.39.783a.522.522 0 1 0 0 1.043.522.522 0 0 0 0-1.043ZM4.87 9.804h6.26v2.043a.264.264 0 0 0 0 .086v2.045H4.87v-2.043a.261.261 0 0 0 0-.085V9.804Zm1.043.783a.262.262 0 0 0-.265.26.26.26 0 0 0 .265.262h4.174a.26.26 0 1 0 0-.522H5.913Zm0 1.043a.26.26 0 1 0 0 .522h3.13a.26.26 0 1 0 0-.522h-3.13Zm0 1.044a.26.26 0 1 0 0 .522h4.174a.262.262 0 0 0 .264-.261.26.26 0 0 0-.264-.261H5.913Z\" fill=\"#004B88\" stroke=\"#004B88\" stroke-width=\".5\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\tPrint\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Public%20Opinion%20on%20Prescription%20Drugs%20and%20Their%20Prices&#038;body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kff.org%2Fhealth-costs%2Fpublic-opinion-on-prescription-drugs-and-their-prices%2F\" class=\"post-header__social-sharing__button\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M2.333 4.25h-.25v9.14h12.5V4.25H2.333Zm1.083 1.693-.353-.2V5.23h10.54v.513l-.353.2L8.333 8.73 3.416 5.943Zm-.353 6.467V6.884l.107.06 5.04 2.857.123.07.123-.07 5.04-2.857.107-.06v5.526H3.063Z\" fill=\"#004B88\" stroke=\"#004B88\" stroke-width=\".5\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<button class=\"post-header__social-sharing__button copy\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M11.533 2.9c-.615 0-1.23.235-1.697.702L8.502 4.936a2.4 2.4 0 0 0-.575 2.46l.958-.958a1.32 1.32 0 0 1 .371-.748l1.334-1.333a1.331 1.331 0 0 1 1.886 0c.52.52.52 1.365 0 1.885l-1.334 1.333c-.21.21-.474.331-.748.372l-.958.958a2.393 2.393 0 0 0 2.46-.576l1.334-1.333a2.402 2.402 0 0 0 0-3.394 2.393 2.393 0 0 0-1.697-.702Zm-1.61 3.46a.533.533 0 0 0-.367.162l-3.2 3.2a.533.533 0 1 0 .754.754l3.2-3.2a.534.534 0 0 0-.387-.915ZM6.586 7.973a2.388 2.388 0 0 0-1.816.697l-1.334 1.333a2.403 2.403 0 0 0 0 3.394 2.393 2.393 0 0 0 1.697.702c.614 0 1.229-.234 1.697-.702l1.333-1.334a2.4 2.4 0 0 0 .576-2.46l-.959.958a1.32 1.32 0 0 1-.37.749l-1.334 1.333a1.334 1.334 0 0 1-1.886-1.885l1.334-1.334c.21-.21.474-.331.748-.372l.958-.957c-.21-.07-.426-.11-.644-.122Z\" fill=\"#004B88\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<span>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KFF research has consistently found prescription drug costs to be an important health policy area of public interest and concern. Our polls find that most people take at least one prescription drug and most see their benefits to society, yet majorities see these drugs as too expensive and three in ten struggle to afford their medicines. The public has historically supported many different approaches to lowering prescription drug costs, including allowing Medicare to negotiate prices, a core component of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in 2022. However, more than two years after passage of the IRA, majorities of the public remain unaware of the drug pricing provisions that were part of the law.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are some key findings on the public\u2019s experience with and perceptions of prescription drugs and their prices.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prescription drugs touch the lives of most people in the U.S. in some way. About six in ten adults say they are currently taking at least one prescription drug, and a quarter say they currently take four or more prescription medications.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"datawrapper-embed block--datawrapper-embed \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"min-height: 346px;\">\n\t\t\t<script\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\/javascript\"\n\t\t\t\tdefer\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/HwkK7\/embed.js?v=14\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"datawrapper-embed__print-img\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/HwkK7\/full.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Six in Ten Adults Report Currently Taking at Least One Prescription Medicine; One Quarter Say They Take Four or More\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to taking prescription drugs themselves, the public generally sees the benefits of these medicines. About six in ten (63%) adults believe prescription drugs developed over the past 20 years have generally made the lives of people in the U.S. better while a much smaller share (21%) say they\u2019ve made them worse.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"datawrapper-embed block--datawrapper-embed \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"min-height: 666px;\">\n\t\t\t<script\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\/javascript\"\n\t\t\t\tdefer\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/Gv4KY\/embed.js?v=14\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"datawrapper-embed__print-img\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/Gv4KY\/full.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Six in Ten Say That Prescription Drugs Developed Over the Past 20 Years Have Made the Lives of People in the U.S. Better\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite seeing their general benefits to society, about eight in ten adults (82%) say the cost of prescription drugs is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/poll-finding\/kff-health-tracking-poll-july-2023-the-publics-views-of-new-prescription-weight-loss-drugs-and-prescription-drug-costs\/\">unreasonable<\/a>, and the public sees profits made by pharmaceutical companies as the largest factor contributing to these prices. About eight in ten adults or more across partisans say profits made by pharmaceutical companies are a \u201cmajor factor\u201d in the price of prescription drugs. This is followed by more than half who say the cost of research and development is a \u201cmajor factor\u201d contributing to the price, and about half saying the same about the cost of marketing and advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"datawrapper-embed block--datawrapper-embed \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"min-height: 341px;\">\n\t\t\t<script\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\/javascript\"\n\t\t\t\tdefer\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/53kmW\/embed.js?v=14\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"datawrapper-embed__print-img\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/53kmW\/full.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"About Eight in Ten Across Parties Say Drug Company Profits Are a Major Contributing Factor to Prescription Drug Costs\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just over half (55%) of adults are worried about being able to afford their family\u2019s prescription drug costs, including a quarter (26%) who are \u201cvery\u201d worried. Larger shares of Black and Hispanic adults report being worried about affording prescription drug costs (61% and 69% respectively) compared with White adults, half of whom report being worried. A somewhat larger share of adults under the age of 65 without insurance (67%) report being worried about affording prescription drug costs, but still more than half (54%) of those who have insurance say they worry about these costs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"datawrapper-embed block--datawrapper-embed \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"min-height: 552px;\">\n\t\t\t<script\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\/javascript\"\n\t\t\t\tdefer\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/nTR5T\/embed.js?v=14\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"datawrapper-embed__print-img\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/nTR5T\/full.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Majorities Are Worried About Affording Prescription Drug Costs, With Larger Shares of Black, Hispanic Adults and Uninsured Adults Reporting Concern\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While about two-thirds (65%) of adults overall say it is very or somewhat easy to afford their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/poll-finding\/kff-health-tracking-poll-july-2023-the-publics-views-of-new-prescription-weight-loss-drugs-and-prescription-drug-costs\/\">prescription drug costs<\/a>, affordability is a bigger issue for those who are currently taking four or more prescription medicines. Nearly four in ten (37%) of those taking four or more prescription drugs say they have difficulty affording their prescriptions, compared with one in five (18%) adults who currently take three or fewer prescription medications. Adults with an annual household income of less than $40,000 are also more likely than adults with higher incomes to report difficulty affording their prescription medications.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"datawrapper-embed block--datawrapper-embed \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"min-height: 645px;\">\n\t\t\t<script\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\/javascript\"\n\t\t\t\tdefer\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/2tv3R\/embed.js?v=14\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"datawrapper-embed__print-img\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/2tv3R\/full.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"One Quarter of Adults Have Difficulty Affording Prescription Drugs, Including Larger Shares of Those Who Take More Medications\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About three in ten adults report not taking their medicines as prescribed at some point in the past year because of the cost. This includes about one in five who say they have not filled a prescription (21%) or took an over-the counter drug instead (21%), and 12% who say they have cut pills in half or skipped a dose because of the cost.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The share who report not filling a prescription, taking an over-the-counter drug instead, or cutting pills in half or skipping doses increases to about four in ten among adult ages 18-29 (40%), Hispanic adults (39%), those taking four or more prescription drugs (37%), and those living in households with an annual income of less than $40,000 (37%).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"datawrapper-embed block--datawrapper-embed \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"min-height: 438px;\">\n\t\t\t<script\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\/javascript\"\n\t\t\t\tdefer\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/Iv3JU\/embed.js?v=14\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"datawrapper-embed__print-img\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/Iv3JU\/full.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"About Three in Ten Say They Haven\u2019t Taken Their Medicine As Prescribed Due to Costs\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The July 2023 KFF Tracking Poll finds three in four adults saying there is \u201cnot as much regulation as there should be\u201d when it comes to limiting the price of prescription drugs. While partisans often disagree on how much government regulation there should be in other areas, majorities across partisans, including eight in ten Democrats (82%), and about two-thirds of Republicans (68%) and independents (67%) say there is \u201cnot as much regulation as there should be\u201d when it comes to limiting the price of prescription drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"datawrapper-embed block--datawrapper-embed \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"min-height: 422px;\">\n\t\t\t<script\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\/javascript\"\n\t\t\t\tdefer\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/OtnVm\/embed.js?v=14\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"datawrapper-embed__print-img\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/OtnVm\/full.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Majorities Across Partisanship Say There Is Not Enough Government Regulation When It Comes to Limiting the Price of Prescription Drugs\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For decades, lawmakers have debated drug pricing legislation, with the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, marking the first major piece of recent legislation aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. Before the IRA was passed in 2022, majorities across partisans supported a wide range of proposals including allowing the federal government to negotiate with drug companies to get a lower price on medications for people with Medicare, a major feature of the IRA. Historically, majorities have also favored increasing taxes on drug companies that refuse to negotiate the price of their drugs with the government, limiting how much drug companies can increase the price of drugs based on annual inflation rates, allowing Americans to buy drugs imported from Canada, placing an annual limit on out-of-pocket drug costs for people with Medicare, and making it easier for generic drugs to come to market.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"datawrapper-embed block--datawrapper-embed \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"min-height: 875px;\">\n\t\t\t<script\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\/javascript\"\n\t\t\t\tdefer\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/6mJ1y\/embed.js?v=14\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"datawrapper-embed__print-img\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/6mJ1y\/full.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Before the Inflation Reduction Act, There Was Broad Support to Many Approaches to Lowering Drug Costs\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of September 2024, most voters continue to be unaware of the Medicare drug pricing provisions in the IRA, that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden in 2022, though awareness of some of the provisions is higher among older voters \u2013 the group most impacted by the provisions.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four in ten voters are aware there is a federal law in place that caps the cost of insulin for people with Medicare at $35 per month, while about a third (35%) are aware of the law that requires the federal government to negotiate the price of some prescription drugs for people with Medicare. About a quarter of voters (27%) are aware of the federal law that places an annual limit on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for people with Medicare, and one in eight (12%) are aware that there is a law in place that penalizes drug companies for increasing prices faster than the rate of inflation for people with Medicare. Compared to younger voters, larger shares of voters ages 65 and older are aware of some of these drug pricing provisions of the IRA, most notably the $35 out-of-pocket cap on insulin, which 61% of older voters are aware is part of current law.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"datawrapper-embed block--datawrapper-embed \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"min-height: 492px;\">\n\t\t\t<script\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\/javascript\"\n\t\t\t\tdefer\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/kgURY\/embed.js?v=14\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"datawrapper-embed__print-img\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/kgURY\/full.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Voters Ages 65 and Older Are More Likely to Know That Federal Law Caps the Cost of Insulin for People With Medicare\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, almost nine in ten (85%) voters support authorizing the federal government to negotiate drug prices for people with Medicare as the IRA does, while one in seven (14%) oppose. This provision is supported by 92% of Democratic voters, 89% of independent voters, and 77% of Republican voters.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"datawrapper-embed block--datawrapper-embed \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"min-height: 562px;\">\n\t\t\t<script\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\/javascript\"\n\t\t\t\tdefer\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/LYGAM\/embed.js?v=14\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"datawrapper-embed__print-img\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/LYGAM\/full.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Majorities Across Partisanship Support Portion of the Inflation Reduction Act That Authorizes the Federal Government to Negotiate the Price of Prescription Medication\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of voters, overall and across partisanship, support two proposals that would build on the IRA by extending some of its provisions beyond those covered by Medicare. About three-quarters (77%) of voters support a proposal to expand the $35 cap on out-of-pocket costs for insulin beyond those with Medicare, including majorities of Democratic voters (84%), independent voters (79%), and Republican voters (70%). 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