New Trump regulations would clean up health care pricing disclosures
STAT · Oct. 5, 2026
The Trump administration finalized new rules requiring health insurers to publish cleaner, more standardized pricing data, with the aim of making negotiated rates easier for consumers, employers and researchers to use. The rules also strengthen accuracy requirements and expand access to personalized cost-sharing information.
ANMP Insights
84% supported requiring healthcare providers to give patients clear, upfront prices for all services, including fees not covered by insurance. (link)
93% said having clear, upfront healthcare prices was important to them. (link)
In June, 93% agreed patients should be able to compare prices and know what care will cost before receiving it; 78% preferred a system where patients can compare prices themselves rather than rely primarily on healthcare institutions to guide choices. (link)
Trump’s immigration crackdown divides rural voters as midterms approach, AP-KFF poll finds
Associated Press · Oct. 5, 2026
A new AP-KFF survey finds rural voters divided over the administration’s immigration crackdown: roughly one-third say it has helped their communities, about one-third say it has hurt them, and nearly three in ten say it has made little difference. The poll also finds broad recognition of immigrants’ role in farming, healthcare and manufacturing, alongside continuing support for enforcement.
ANMP Insights
78% would allow an adult who was brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents as a child 12 years earlier, and who had committed no other crimes, to stay; 68% would make that person eligible for citizenship. (Link Crosstab Q36)
Among rural voters, 73% would allow the same childhood-arrival profile to stay and 64% would make the person eligible for citizenship; 20% would deport the person. (Link Crosstab Q36)
Support crossed party lines: 63% of Republicans, 79% of Independents and 92% of Democrats would allow the same profile to stay. (Link Crosstab Q36)
US hiring slows and unemployment ticks higher with a month remaining before Americans head to polls
Associated Press · Oct. 1, 2026
U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2%, while wage growth slowed. The report adds to evidence of a cooler labor market as workers and employers adjust to high living costs, slower hiring and rapid technological change.
ANMP Insights
In February, 59% said job availability was moving in the wrong direction, compared with 31% who said it was moving in the right direction. (link)
84% supported expanding apprenticeship programs where young people earn a salary while learning skilled trades and professions; 82% supported tax incentives for businesses that create apprenticeship positions. (link)
61% supported reducing the cultural emphasis on four-year college degrees compared with other pathways; when directly compared, apprenticeship edged traditional college 40% to 37%, while trade or vocational school was essentially tied with college, 39% to 39%. (link)