“…How is satisfaction with the healthcare system related to generalized political trust? In addressing these questions, this article adds to a small, but strongly growing set of articles exploring the political, economic and societal consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic ( Ares et al, 2021 ; Baute and De Ruijter, 2021 ; Bol et al, 2021 ; Breznau, 2021 ; Diehl and Wolter, 2021 ; Grasso et al, 2021 ; Naumann et al, 2020 ; Reeskens et al, 2021 ). Even though some articles have addressed welfare state issues ( Ares et al, 2021 ; Baute and De Ruijter, 2021 ; Breznau, 2021 ), there is so far no study that has explored the impact of the pandemic on healthcare attitudes, to the best of my knowledge.…”