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Poll Vault: Two New Polls Show Americans Concerned Reform Will Increase Costs
Posted by The Campaign on November 17, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Two new polls were released in the last day highlighting the growing concern that Americans have about the impact reform will have on their personal costs and costs for the entire health care system.
Here are the key results:
ABC News/Washington Post:
- By a nearly five-to-one margin (52%-11%) Americans say their personal health care costs will increase rather than decrease.
- By a nearly three-to-one margin (56%-20%) Americans say overall health care costs will increase rather than decrease.
Full poll results are here, and analysis is here.
Rasmussen:
- By a three-to-one margin Americans say the cost of health care will increase as a result of reform rather than decrease.
Full poll results are here.
POLL VAULT: Polls Show Americans Do Not Support House Reform Plan
Posted by The Campaign on November 07, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Polls Show Americans Do Not Support House Reform Plan
Pollster.com: Majority of Americans Oppose Current Reform Plan
http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/healthplan.php
Economist/YouGov: By 5 to 1 Margin People Think They Will Pay More Under Reform
http://media.economist.com/images/pdf/Tabs20091106.pdf
Rasmussen Reports: Fifty-five percent Say Passage of The Plan Would Increase the Cost of Health Care
Ipsos: Opposition to Reform Plan Grows
Forty-nine percent oppose the health care reform proposals in Congress compared to 39 percent who favor them, a negative turn since the beginning of October, when opponents outnumbered supporters by only 42 percent to 40 percent.
http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/client/act_dsp_pdf.cfm?name=4582-1tb1.pdf&id=4582
Boston Globe: Public’s View of Health Care Overhaul has Familiar Ring - Opinions are similar to those in Clinton era
“Americans’ opinion of the health care proposals now before Congress is eerily similar to public sentiment about the Clinton health reform initiatives in 1994, according to an analysis published online yesterday in The New England Journal of Medicine - and that may not bode well for Democrats.
“Americans believe the health care system needs to be fixed and they like many of the ideas Democrats are proposing, the report found. But they believe the specific proposals taking shape would not benefit them personally, and they fear they could result in more expensive and lower-quality care.
“’When you go from health reform to the bills, the bills have no majority support anywhere,’ Blendon said in an interview.
“Blendon called affordability the ‘sleeper issue’ of the health care debate."
POLL VAULT: New Surveys Show Americans Concerned Reform Proposals Will Increase Costs
Posted by The Campaign on October 27, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Several public polls released in the past week that show the American people are increasingly concerned that current reform proposals will have the unintended consequence of driving up health care costs.
Wall Street Journal/NBC News
- The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll (10/22-10/25) shows Americans by an almost 4 to 1 margin think costs will go up (47%) versus thinking costs will go down (13%).
Rasmussen Report
- The latest Rasmussen Poll (10/24-10/25) shows 57% of Americans think the cost of health care will go up if health care reform passes.
- The same questions asked in August showed 51% of Americans thoughts the cost of health care would go up if health care reform passes.
Economist/You Gov Poll
- The September Economist/You Gov Poll showed that 48% of Americans thought they would pay more either in taxes or insurance costs under the current reform proposals.
- The latest poll (10/18-10/20) shows 54% of Americans now think they would pay more either in taxes or insurance costs.
- For full results from the Economist/You Gov Poll, click here.
Gallup Poll
- The Economist/YouGov poll echoes findings from a Gallup poll released earlier last week that found that Americans have become more likely to say the costs their family pays for healthcare will get worse if a healthcare bill passes. Forty-nine percent of Americans say this, up from 42% in September.
- Release from Gallup: In U.S., Half See Own Costs Worsening Under Healthcare Bill
- Story from Politico on the Gallup results
POLL VAULT: New Economist/You Gov Poll Shows Majority of Americans Worried Reform Proposals Will Increase Costs
Posted by The Campaign on October 25, 2009 at 8:34 PM
- Polls show that a growing number of Americans are now expressing concern that the current health care reform proposals will have the unintended consequence of raising costs.
- The September Economist/You Gov Poll showed that 48% of Americans thought they would pay more either in taxes or insurance costs under the current reform proposals.
- The latest poll (10/18-10/20) shows 54% of Americans now think they would pay more either in taxes or insurance costs.
- The Economist/YouGov poll echoes findings from a Gallup poll released earlier this week that found that Americans have become more likely to say the costs their family pays for healthcare will get worse if a healthcare bill passes. Forty-nine percent of Americans say this, up from 42% in September. (Click here for more on that story and poll.)
- Click here for the full results of the Economist/You Gov survey.
POLL VAULT: Politico/Gallup Poll Shows Americans' Concerns about Increased Costs
Posted by The Campagin on October 22, 2009 at 12:57 PM
"...the insurance industry's message that reform will drive up health care costs seems to be getting through to Americans.”
"Compared with last month, Americans have become more likely to say the costs their family pays for healthcare will get worse if a healthcare bill passes."
For the full article, click here.
POLL VAULT: USA Today/Gallup Poll Shows People Concerned Reform Bills will Increase Costs
Posted by The Campaign on October 21, 2009 at 8:32 AM
USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows Americans' opinions regarding certain details of the various reform proposals being debated. Some of the key findings include:
The poll…finds that people who fear their costs would increase under the measure jumped 7 percentage points since last month, to 49%.
One-third of those polled say they expect to oppose the final bill, one-fourth say they would support it, and 39% are undecided.
"It will drive up premiums for people, and it will cost a lot of money," said Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. "The criticisms people have of it and their inability to see it benefiting them, I think, are all true."
For the full article, click here.
POLL VAULT: Fox News Poll Shows People Prefer Privately Run Plans
Posted by The Campaign on September 17, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Fox News/Opinion Dynamics released its latest poll which surveyed Americans on their opinions on several issues including health care reform. Here are some of the key findings:
If you were sick or seriously ill, would you rather be covered by a government-run health insurance plan or a privately-run health insurance plan?
Privately-run: 62%
Government-run: 20%
If a government-run health insurance plan or the so-called "public plan" became law, do you think it would eventually put private health insurance companies out of business?
Yes: 52%
No: 41%
For the full poll results click here. And for an analysis of the poll findings click here.
POLL VAULT: Intrade -- Government Run Health Insurance Plan Unlikely to Pass Before Year End
Posted by The Campaign on September 09, 2009 at 2:38 PM
According to Intrade.com, the odds of a government run health insurance plan passing both the U.S. House and the Senate by December 31, 2009 stands at a meager 23%. Conversely, the odds of failure stand at 76%.
FACT CHECK: Pew Poll Says Americans Don't Support Taxing Health Benefits
Posted by The Campaign on September 08, 2009 at 7:50 AM
62% oppose taxing employees whose health insurance benefits are above a certain value.
(Pew Research Survey, July 22-26, 2009)
POLL VAULT: New CBS News Poll Shows People Concerned About Government-run Plan
Posted by The Campaign on September 01, 2009 at 9:04 AM
CBS News released will release its latest poll later today. One key finding from the survey:
Just under half of those questioned said the government would do a worse job providing medical coverage - only 36 percent said it would do better, marking a change since earlier this summer.
Check back later today for full results. Click here for CBS News' first story on the poll.
