This graph shows the amount of Americans who believe that Healthcare is either a government responsibility, or not the responsibility of the government, over an 18-year period.

In the year 2000, 59% of people agreed that Healthcare was the responsibility of the government, compared to 38% who feel that Healthcare is not a government responsibility.

In 2007 we can observe a peak where those who regard public health as a government responsibility reach the highest numbers at around 70%. In the same year, those who claim that Healthcare is not a governmental responsibility dropped to its lowest at 20%.

Figures reached a par between 2010 and 2012 before opinions on Healthcare changed in the following years.

In 2018, figures have returned to almost the same numbers as in the year 2000, with six in ten of the opinion that medical care is the obligation of the government. Four-tenths of those asked disagreed.