Not unexpectedly a majority of county residents rate making health care more affordable with the highest possible score on the rating scale, a 10 for top priority.
Affordable health care receives an average score of 8.0 overall among Orange County residents. This compares with the average rating of 7.7 it yielded among county residents five years ago when this issue ranked fourth.
The affordability of health care is also the number one issue for the Mid-Hudson Valley overall. It receives a mean score of 8.0 from residents across the region, as well.
