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CNN Poll: Health care law support drops to all-time low
Washington (CNN) – Support for the country's new health care law has dropped to a record low, according to a new national poll.
And a CNN/ORC International survey released Monday also indicates that most Americans predict that the Affordable Care Act will actually result in higher prices for their own medical care.
CNN/ORC International survey full results
Only 35% of those questioned in the poll say they support the health care law, a 5-point drop in less than a month. Sixty-two percent say they oppose the law, up four points from November.
Nearly all of the newfound opposition is coming from women.
"Opposition to Obamacare rose six points among women, from 54% in November to 60% now, while opinion of the new law remained virtually unchanged among men," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said. "That's bad news for an administration that is reaching out to moms across the country in an effort to make Obamacare a success."
According to the survey, 43% say they oppose the health care law because it is too liberal, with 15% saying they give the measure a thumbs down because it is not liberal enough. That means half the public either favors Obamacare, or opposes it because it's not liberal enough, down four points from last month.
Sixty-three percent say they believe the new law will increase the amount of money they personally pay for medical care, which may not be a good sign for a law known as the "Affordable Care Act."
The survey also indicates that 42% say they will be personally worse off under Obamacare, with 16% saying the law will help them, and four in 10 saying it will have no effect on them.
Just over six in 10 say they believe they will be able to receive care from the same doctors that they now use, with 35% saying they will not be able to see the same doctors.
The Affordable Care Act, which is the signature domestic achievement for President Barack Obama, was passed along party lines in 2010, when Democrats controlled both houses of Congress. Since that passage, Republicans have fought to either repeal, defund, or severely restrict the law. A push by congressional conservatives to defund the law was the catalyst for October's 16-day long partial federal government shutdown, the first in nearly two decades.
The roll out of the law was extremely flawed, from the rocky startup of HealthCare.gov in October to the controversy over millions of Americans being told they would lose their current insurance plans because they didn't meet standards mandated by the new health care law.
Despite all the problems, the President said things are starting to improve, adding that more than 500,000 Americans enrolled in the Affordable Care Act through HealthCare.gov during the first three weeks of December.
"So all told, millions of Americans, despite problems with the website, are now poised to be covered by quality affordable health care," he said at a news conference.
The poll was conducted for CNN by ORC International December 16-19, with 1,035 adults nationwide questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
SOURCE: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/23/cnn-poll-heath-care-law-support-drops-to-all-time-low/?hpt=po_t1
And a CNN/ORC International survey released Monday also indicates that most Americans predict that the Affordable Care Act will actually result in higher prices for their own medical care.
CNN/ORC International survey full results
Only 35% of those questioned in the poll say they support the health care law, a 5-point drop in less than a month. Sixty-two percent say they oppose the law, up four points from November.
Nearly all of the newfound opposition is coming from women.
"Opposition to Obamacare rose six points among women, from 54% in November to 60% now, while opinion of the new law remained virtually unchanged among men," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said. "That's bad news for an administration that is reaching out to moms across the country in an effort to make Obamacare a success."
According to the survey, 43% say they oppose the health care law because it is too liberal, with 15% saying they give the measure a thumbs down because it is not liberal enough. That means half the public either favors Obamacare, or opposes it because it's not liberal enough, down four points from last month.
Sixty-three percent say they believe the new law will increase the amount of money they personally pay for medical care, which may not be a good sign for a law known as the "Affordable Care Act."
The survey also indicates that 42% say they will be personally worse off under Obamacare, with 16% saying the law will help them, and four in 10 saying it will have no effect on them.
Just over six in 10 say they believe they will be able to receive care from the same doctors that they now use, with 35% saying they will not be able to see the same doctors.
The Affordable Care Act, which is the signature domestic achievement for President Barack Obama, was passed along party lines in 2010, when Democrats controlled both houses of Congress. Since that passage, Republicans have fought to either repeal, defund, or severely restrict the law. A push by congressional conservatives to defund the law was the catalyst for October's 16-day long partial federal government shutdown, the first in nearly two decades.
The roll out of the law was extremely flawed, from the rocky startup of HealthCare.gov in October to the controversy over millions of Americans being told they would lose their current insurance plans because they didn't meet standards mandated by the new health care law.
Despite all the problems, the President said things are starting to improve, adding that more than 500,000 Americans enrolled in the Affordable Care Act through HealthCare.gov during the first three weeks of December.
"So all told, millions of Americans, despite problems with the website, are now poised to be covered by quality affordable health care," he said at a news conference.
The poll was conducted for CNN by ORC International December 16-19, with 1,035 adults nationwide questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
SOURCE: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/23/cnn-poll-heath-care-law-support-drops-to-all-time-low/?hpt=po_t1
I was looking at an insurance statement the other day. My wife handles the Bills so I don’t usually pay much attention to them. I noticed a large credit and asked my wife what it was for. She said “they always give a credit to the insurance company.” My question is, why can’t they give that credit to everyone?
Yes, UK has the dreaded "socialized" medicine, which probably wouldn't be so bad, except that I know from people I've met on other forums that there are very stringent guidelines that have to be followed and many people can't get the testing and/or treatment they need, because their cases don't "fit" the guidelines. Not everyone fits into neat little boxes, presents the same symptoms and needs the same treatment, but that's what they get, unless they can afford to pay privately, which most can't, so they end up staying sick.
The cost of care isn't rising, simply because of ACA - I don't think we're all so far behind, as to believe that.
The cost of care isn't rising, simply because of ACA - I don't think we're all so far behind, as to believe that.
The UK (and 30 other countries) have a higher life expectancy than we do. Most of those industrialized countries have some form of the dreaded 'socialized medicine'. They must be doing something right.
As for the cost of healthcare, it's going to continue going up regardless of what is done. It's a case of too many people and too few resources. Anyone who tries to blame it solely on the ACA has a very poor grasp on the concept of supply and demand. And I guess that includes 62% of the people in this poll.
As for the cost of healthcare, it's going to continue going up regardless of what is done. It's a case of too many people and too few resources. Anyone who tries to blame it solely on the ACA has a very poor grasp on the concept of supply and demand. And I guess that includes 62% of the people in this poll.
UK has worse medical system than we do.
2013-2014
Obamacare/ACA:
2 million+ sick & elderly people sign up and are now covered. Insurance companies costs skyrocket.
2014-2015
The rest of us:
Our premiums DOUBLE-TRIPLE because insurance companies pass their escalating costs along to their consumers... you and me.
2015
CE Forum:
LMNO moves to the UK as he has dual citizenship (UK-US).
And don't worry... I won't let the door hit me on the way out.
Obamacare/ACA:
2 million+ sick & elderly people sign up and are now covered. Insurance companies costs skyrocket.
2014-2015
The rest of us:
Our premiums DOUBLE-TRIPLE because insurance companies pass their escalating costs along to their consumers... you and me.
2015
CE Forum:
LMNO moves to the UK as he has dual citizenship (UK-US).
And don't worry... I won't let the door hit me on the way out.
There was an absolute need for change regarding healthcare and I hope to hell that this isn't the end of the change. It's a good ice breaking starting point, but we can't pull up short now.
We'll see how it works out in time. Anyone who thinks we didn't need real significant changes in our healthcare system is delusional. Will this work? I hope so but no one really knows. It's particularly bad for the citizens of those states which opted out of the expansion. Their leaders did them a partisan disservice.
It parallels Romney-care.... there ya go!
When do we get to say "I told you so"?
If Obamacare was a Republican policy/law/initiative rammed down the throats of Americans, and it'd failed as miserably & completely as it has, the Left would be screaming it from the rooftops.
But I'd be willing to bet, that if the Right was to start saying it, we'd be called nasty names.
I keep waiting for someone to try and somehow blame the failed Obamacare/ACA initiative on Republicans...
Wait for it.
If Obamacare was a Republican policy/law/initiative rammed down the throats of Americans, and it'd failed as miserably & completely as it has, the Left would be screaming it from the rooftops.
But I'd be willing to bet, that if the Right was to start saying it, we'd be called nasty names.
I keep waiting for someone to try and somehow blame the failed Obamacare/ACA initiative on Republicans...
Wait for it.
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