Mississippi CHESS Survey

Mississippi Consumer Health Care Experience State Survey

Sixty-eight percent of Mississippi adults experienced healthcare affordability problems in the past year, and more than half are worried about affording prescription drugs. Mississippians are strongly in support of change regardless of their political affiliation, according to a new survey by Altarum’s Healthcare Value Hub in partnership with the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program and Health Help Mississippi.

Dissatisfaction with the health system is widespread and bipartisan. The findings show that a large majority of Mississippians feel the system needs to change (62 percent), with an equal share stating healthcare should be the top issue the government addresses in the next year. Respondents endorsed several strategies to tackle healthcare costs —84 percent supported expanding health insurance options so that everyone can afford quality coverage.

The findings come from Altarum’s Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS), which has been fielded in several states to understand consumer concerns on a wide range of health system issues, including confidence using the health system, healthcare financial burdens, and health system reforms. The web panel survey elicited responses from 945 residents age 18 and older from May 7 to June 9.