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With the Senate
dropping any public
option from its
'reform', broad
support for
health-care change
is falling fast.
dropping any public
option from its
'reform', broad
support for
health-care change
is falling fast.
The American Spark
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Public Now Cooling To Health-Care Reform Effort
By Cliff Montgomery - Dec. 16th, 2009
The U.S. public now sees Congressional plans to change America's health-care system as little more than a
disaster which can only create higher medical costs while making the quality of care even worse, according to a
recent Washington Post-ABC News poll.
With the Senate dropping any public option from its "reform", broad support for health-care change is falling
fast.
Americans, on the whole, still recognize that some government action will be needed to get a handle on out-of-
control medical costs, and to create some form of health-care coverage for the roughly 46 million citizens who
usually cannot afford insurance.
But with no public option--a move strongly supported by a majority of Americans--public enthusiasm for
massive changes in our health-care system appear to be collapsing. There are even signs the recent turn of
events in Congress has hurt President Obama's popularity.
A full 53 percent of those polled predict that their medical costs will rise if the changes now proposed in the
Senate are made law.
A greater majority--55 percent--say the basic costs of America's health-care system will be even more steep if
the Senate has its way.
Only 37 percent now honestly believe that the quality of health care will be superior under the proposed new
system.
And one of every two Americans believe our current, wildly over-priced health care system is better than the de
facto insurance monopolies now being proposed.
They may be right.
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By Cliff Montgomery - Dec. 16th, 2009
The U.S. public now sees Congressional plans to change America's health-care system as little more than a
disaster which can only create higher medical costs while making the quality of care even worse, according to a
recent Washington Post-ABC News poll.
With the Senate dropping any public option from its "reform", broad support for health-care change is falling
fast.
Americans, on the whole, still recognize that some government action will be needed to get a handle on out-of-
control medical costs, and to create some form of health-care coverage for the roughly 46 million citizens who
usually cannot afford insurance.
But with no public option--a move strongly supported by a majority of Americans--public enthusiasm for
massive changes in our health-care system appear to be collapsing. There are even signs the recent turn of
events in Congress has hurt President Obama's popularity.
A full 53 percent of those polled predict that their medical costs will rise if the changes now proposed in the
Senate are made law.
A greater majority--55 percent--say the basic costs of America's health-care system will be even more steep if
the Senate has its way.
Only 37 percent now honestly believe that the quality of health care will be superior under the proposed new
system.
And one of every two Americans believe our current, wildly over-priced health care system is better than the de
facto insurance monopolies now being proposed.
They may be right.
Like what you're reading so far? Then why not order a full year (52 issues) of The American Spark
e-newsletter for only $15? A major article covering an story not being told in the Corporate Press will be
delivered to your email every Monday morning for a full year, for less than 30 cents an issue. Order Now!
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