Related: Around 91% of Americans worried about increasing health care costs

Other findings of the report include:

The biggest threats to public health, as identified by survey respondents, included opioids and fentanyl (26%); obesity (21%); access to guns (17%); cancer (12%); COVID (6%); unsafe roads (4%); smoking (3%); and alcohol abuse (2%).
Americans largely support a monthly cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs, with 84% being in favor. (The study was published shortly before pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced their intention to institute a $35-a-month out-of-pocket price cap on insulin.)
Likewise, Americans mostly support insurers covering weight-loss drugs, with 78% in favor.
Nearly three-quarters of all Americans say their health care costs are going up.
Similarly, nearly three-quarters of respondents say the US would not be prepared if another public health crisis, like COVID-19, were to strike today.

Americans appear to have a raft of unhealthy habits, with less than 30% of Americans reporting that their diet is very good, their physical health is very good, or their personal finances are very good. While driving, more than half of Americans say they speed and 22% text or check social media on their cell phones. Just 30% say they walk for at least half an hour daily.

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