Key takeaway: A Fox News national poll (Dec. 12–15, 2025) finds 86% of registered voters are very or extremely concerned about healthcare costs, a five-point rise from 2023, with 55% extremely worried. The price of health insurance is the top healthcare concern (44%), and anxiety spans parties — Democrats and independents rank healthcare second behind inflation while Republicans place it fourth. President Trump’s healthcare approval is 37% (62% disapprove), and proposed changes to school vaccine requirements face broad opposition (about 70% oppose).
Fox News Poll: 86% Of Voters Worried About Rising Healthcare Costs — Insurance Prices Top Concern
A new Fox News national poll, conducted Dec. 12–15, 2025, finds rising alarm among registered voters over the cost of health care as debate continues about COVID-era Obamacare subsidies and the U.S. political landscape. The survey of 1,001 registered voters shows concern about healthcare has climbed since 2023 and now ranks near the top of voters' priorities.
Top Findings
Overall Concern: 86% of voters say they are very or extremely concerned about healthcare prices — a five-point increase from 2023. Those who are extremely concerned now account for 55% of respondents, up from 46% last year.
Partisan Breakdown: Majorities across parties voice strong concern: Democrats report the highest intensity (92% concerned overall; 67% extremely concerned), independents are also highly worried (83% concerned; 57% extremely), and 80% of Republicans say they are concerned (43% extremely).
Who Saw the Biggest Increases?
The rise in concern is driven largely by double-digit increases among college-educated men (+16 points) and Democrats (+11 points) compared with last year.
How Healthcare Compares To Other Worries
Only one issue tops healthcare in overall voter worry: high prices in general (90%). Political divisions follow at 82%. Other issues polling under 80% include the decline of moral values (75%), crime/public safety (74%), the federal budget deficit (71%), ICE detentions/deportations (66%), artificial intelligence (63%), climate change (58%) and illegal immigration (57%).
Specific Healthcare Concerns
When asked which healthcare issues concern them most, voters prioritized the price of health insurance (44%). Other concerns fell far behind: prices charged by doctors and hospitals (17%), quality of care (12%), complicated insurance requirements and paperwork (10%), prescription drug prices (9%) and access to care (8%). Younger voters (under 30), Republicans and parents tend to worry somewhat less about insurance premiums and relatively more about charges from doctors and hospitals.
Political Implications
Voters see a gap between their concerns and presidential priorities. When asked which issue they want President Donald Trump to focus more on, 19% selected healthcare, making it the second-most-requested focus after high prices (42%).
Approval of the president on healthcare is low: 37% approve of his handling of healthcare while 62% disapprove. Those marks closely mirror his ratings on government spending (37% approve / 62% disapprove) and tariffs (36% approve / 64% disapprove). Overall presidential job approval in the poll is 44% approve / 56% disapprove.
Trump posts higher but still negative ratings on several other issues: crime and public safety (47% approve / 52% disapprove), immigration (45% / 55%), foreign policy (42% / 57%), and the economy (39% / 61%). His strongest approval is on border security (51% approve / 49% disapprove).
Vaccine Policy And HHS Secretary Ratings
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent proposals to change vaccine guidelines have proven controversial. About seven in 10 voters oppose eliminating vaccine requirements for children attending public school (roughly 70% oppose). Opposition is especially high among Democrats (91%) and strong among independents (76%), while a majority of Republicans (55%) also oppose eliminating requirements. Non-parents (76%) oppose the change at higher rates than parents (65%).
Overall, 26% favor cutting vaccine requirements. Support is highest among MAGA supporters (52%), Republicans (45%), White evangelical Christians (41%) and Hispanic voters (40%). Kennedy’s net job rating in the poll is -12 (44% approve / 56% disapprove), matching the president’s net in this survey and placing him below some other cabinet members and above others.
Methodology
The survey was conducted Dec. 12–15, 2025, for Fox News by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). It includes interviews with a random sample of 1,001 registered voters drawn from a national voter file. Respondents were reached by live interviewers on landlines (116) and cellphones (630) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (255). The margin of sampling error for the full sample is ±3 percentage points; sampling error is larger for subgroups. Results may be affected by question wording and order; weights were applied to age, race, education and geographic area to align the sample with the registered voter population using sources such as the American Community Survey and Fox News voter analysis.
Bottom Line: Voter anxiety over healthcare costs has grown noticeably since 2023, with the price of health insurance emerging as the single biggest healthcare worry and bipartisan concern. The issue is shaping opinions about elected officials and the priorities voters want the president to address.
