In 2021, some 20 percent of physicians and 17 percent of U.S. adults mentioned that they slightly or completely distrust the U.S. healthcare system. Overall, the public and medical professionals both had a similar level of trust in the U.S. healthcare system.
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Comparison of the level of trust the public and physicians had in the U.S. healthcare system in 2021
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National Opinion Research Center. (May 20, 2021). Comparison of the level of trust the public and physicians had in the U.S. healthcare system in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452314/public-and-physician-trust-in-the-us-health-care-system/
National Opinion Research Center. "Comparison of the level of trust the public and physicians had in the U.S. healthcare system in 2021." Chart. May 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452314/public-and-physician-trust-in-the-us-health-care-system/
National Opinion Research Center. (2021). Comparison of the level of trust the public and physicians had in the U.S. healthcare system in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452314/public-and-physician-trust-in-the-us-health-care-system/
National Opinion Research Center. "Comparison of The Level of Trust The Public and Physicians Had in The U.S. Healthcare System in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452314/public-and-physician-trust-in-the-us-health-care-system/
National Opinion Research Center, Comparison of the level of trust the public and physicians had in the U.S. healthcare system in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452314/public-and-physician-trust-in-the-us-health-care-system/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Comparison of the level of trust the public and physicians had in the U.S. healthcare system in 2021 [Graph], National Opinion Research Center, May 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452314/public-and-physician-trust-in-the-us-health-care-system/
