Pennsylvanians’ outlook on health care continues to worsen, according to Muhlenberg College’s 2026 Pennsylvania Health Poll.
Sixteen percent of respondents rated the quality of health care in the state as poor, which for the first time since Muhlenberg started asking that question surpassed the percentage that rated it as excellent, which was 13%. About the same percentage as last year, 37%, rated health care in the state as good, but fewer said it was fair and more said they weren’t sure.
Muhlenberg’s report is based on the college’s recent telephone survey of 500 adult Pennsylvanians. The survey lets respondents voice their
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