Aspen Ideas Festival

Health and US Politics

Season 2 Episode 7 | 57m 51s

White working-class voters without a college education are most vulnerable to diseases of despair — suicide, drug overdoses, and alcohol-related liver disease — and they are also most likely to have voted for President Trump. This population is deeply concerned about rising health care costs, according to focus groups conducted by the Kaiser Foundation.

Aired: 06/23/17

Rating: NR

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