Americans collectively borrowed $88 billion last year to pay for health care, according to a new survey from Gallup.

The survey of 3,537 adults released Tuesday found that 1 in 4 Americans skipped a medical treatment due to cost.

Yet even with rising health care costs and skipped medical appointments, 64 percent of respondents said they are "completely" or "mostly" satisfied with their experience in America’s health care system.

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But overall, 76 percent of Americans polled said they pay too much for health care relative to the quality of care they receive.

The survey estimated 2.7 million Americans borrowed at least $10,000 and another 1.6 million borrowed more than $5,000 to pay for health care-related costs.

Additionally, there are stark differences between Republicans and Democrats in their views of the country’s health care services.

Roughly two-thirds of Republican respondents consider the United States’s quality of health care to be the best or among the best in the world, while only 38 percent of Democrats feel the same.

Both Democrats and Republicans do agree, however, that the government seems unable to find a solution to the issue, with more than two-thirds saying they are not confident in elected officials achieving bipartisan legislation to reduce costs.

“While there may be a great political divide in how highly Republicans and Democrats perceive the healthcare system at large, there is very little that separates the groups when it comes to the real-life consequences of the high cost of healthcare on their everyday lives,” Tim Lash, chief strategy officer for West Health, said in a press release.

The Gallup survey was commissioned by West Health, a group of nonprofits aimed at lowering the cost of health care.

In total, the country spent $3.5 trillion on health care in 2017, which breaks down to more than $10,000 per person. Total spending on health care is estimated to increase to $5.6 trillion in 2026.

The survey was conducted over the phone from Jan. 14 to Feb. 20 with a margin of error ranging from 1.2 percentage points to 2.1 percentage points.