Poll Finds Americans For Healthcare Reform
Polls done by the Kaiser Family Foundation each month track public opinion regarding health care and health insurance. Results from these can be eye opening, and provide an opportunity to observe where the public stands on these issues.
This April poll was reported by Medical News Today, some of the results are: 59% say the health care reform is becoming more important now, 36% avoided regular office visits to doctors or dentists due to high costs, 26% had an individual within their home who struggled with health care bills this past year, 71% would be OK with having taxes raised on high income American to help pay for health care reform, 67% strongly or somewhat favor some type of national health insurance plan to provide competition with private plans.
Public opinion is becoming more obvious now as in regards to the actions being taken regarding health care and health insurance reform. In addition, many more are feeling the weight of the rising costs in health care.
The lawmakers who are ready to send the health care reform through the process are very happy with these results. As the Kaiser poll indicates, there will be support from the majority, and with this support will be ability for them to push the sweeping reform through the process.
Of course, this is not a done deal due to this poll. It’s a glimpse of how the public feels right now, but opinion is always subject to change quickly, as the economic issues change day to day. Also there is the issue of the Democrats and the Republicans trying to agree on how the reform will work.
April 30 2009 | Health | No Comments »
