Poll: Voters No Longer Want To Repeal Obamacare
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32 responses to Poll: Voters No Longer Want To Repeal Obamacare
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tracey marie December 1st, 2014 at 15:04
Good!. The facts and truths concerning the ACA are being shown and felt by a majority, and they like it. Once agaoin the rwnj teabaggs are shown up for the liars they are
tracey marie December 1st, 2014 at 16:04
Good!. The facts and truths concerning the ACA are being shown and felt by a majority, and they like it. Once agaoin the rwnj teabaggs are shown up for the liars they are
R.J. Carter December 1st, 2014 at 15:05
Despite that Americans are paying more for health care now than ever. Not that the poll results are tantamount to any sort of beaten-down surrender response…
OldLefty December 1st, 2014 at 15:23
Not those on the exchanges and very few. Most people who have been affected by the ACA are supporters.
But gouging is a big part of why state insurers are there to fine insurers.
Meanwhile rates of healthcare costs are going down.
R.J. Carter December 1st, 2014 at 15:26
Rates of healthcare costs are going down? [citation needed]
Meanwhile: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/21/obamacare-premiums-2015_n_5691773.html
OldLefty December 1st, 2014 at 15:44
They are going up (as they ALWAYS have) the MOST in red states where they have not set up exchanges.
4 trends slowing health care cost growth rate
http://eba.benefitnews.com/news/eba_hc_health_plans/4-trends-slowing-health-care-cost-growth-rate-2743650-1.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/09/26/republicans-hurt-by-slowing-costs-in-health-care
http://kff.org/health-costs/perspective/health-cost-growth-is-down-or-not-it-depends-who-you-ask/
R.J. Carter December 1st, 2014 at 15:47
It almost depends on who you ask and what you want the results to be. The best I can see is that they’re “going up, but not at the expected skyrocketing pace that was predicted.”
OldLefty December 1st, 2014 at 15:56
That’s what we are saying; that the rise in cost is slowing.
Plus the Kaiser report states just that; people think they are paying more, (which they are), but not as MUCH more.
tiredoftea December 1st, 2014 at 15:28
Because health care insurance wasn’t increasing at all before the ACA was enacted! Those sneaky health insurance companies were forced to increase their prices by that nasty old Kenyan usurper socialist.
R.J. Carter December 1st, 2014 at 15:36
See? I knew you’d come around! :)
tiredoftea December 1st, 2014 at 17:14
Damned Kenyan usurper!!
Shades December 1st, 2014 at 16:44
Not me. And my husband, the guy who couldn’t get insurance before because of his heart condition, but now gets a very nice silver policy for a reasonable price, not him either.
aleatharhea December 1st, 2014 at 18:29
Actually, family premiums rose only 3% in 2014, one of the lowest yearly increases since Kaiser began tracking in 1999. “This year’s increase continues a recent trend of moderate premium growth. Premiums increased more slowly over the past five years than the preceding five years (26 percent vs. 34 percent) and well below the annual double-digit increases recorded in the late 1990s and early 2000s.” (http://kff.org/health-costs/press-release/employer-sponsored-family-health-premiums-rise-3-percent-in-2014/)
“Americans who obtained new health insurance policies in 2014 using the government exchanges are roughly as positive about their healthcare coverage and the quality of healthcare they receive as the average insured American, and are more satisfied with the cost of their coverage.” (http://www.gallup.com/poll/179396/newly-insured-exchanges-give-coverage-good-marks.aspx)
R.J. Carter December 1st, 2014 at 16:05
Despite that Americans are paying more for health care now than ever. Not that the poll results are tantamount to any sort of beaten-down surrender response…
OldLefty December 1st, 2014 at 16:23
Not those on the exchanges and very few. Most people who have been affected by the ACA are supporters.
But gouging is a big part of why state insurers are there to fine insurers.
Meanwhile rates of healthcare costs are going down.
R.J. Carter December 1st, 2014 at 16:26
Rates of healthcare costs are going down? [citation needed]
Meanwhile: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/21/obamacare-premiums-2015_n_5691773.html
OldLefty December 1st, 2014 at 16:44
They are going up (as they ALWAYS have) the MOST in red states where they have not set up exchanges.
4 trends slowing health care cost growth rate
http://eba.benefitnews.com/news/eba_hc_health_plans/4-trends-slowing-health-care-cost-growth-rate-2743650-1.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/09/26/republicans-hurt-by-slowing-costs-in-health-care
http://kff.org/health-costs/perspective/health-cost-growth-is-down-or-not-it-depends-who-you-ask/
R.J. Carter December 1st, 2014 at 16:47
It almost depends on who you ask and what you want the results to be. The best I can see is that they’re “going up, but not at the expected skyrocketing pace that was predicted.”
OldLefty December 1st, 2014 at 16:56
That’s what we are saying; that the rise in cost is slowing.
Plus the Kaiser report states just that; people think they are paying more, (which they are), but not as MUCH more.
tiredoftea December 1st, 2014 at 16:28
Because health care insurance wasn’t increasing at all before the ACA was enacted! Those sneaky health insurance companies were forced to increase their prices by that nasty old Kenyan usurper socialist.
R.J. Carter December 1st, 2014 at 16:36
See? I knew you’d come around! :)
tiredoftea December 1st, 2014 at 18:14
Damned Kenyan usurper!!
Shades December 1st, 2014 at 17:44
Not me. And my husband, the guy who couldn’t get insurance before because of his heart condition, but now gets a very nice silver policy for a reasonable price, not him either.
aleatharhea December 1st, 2014 at 19:29
Actually, family premiums rose only 3% in 2014, one of the lowest yearly increases since Kaiser began tracking in 1999. “This year’s increase continues a recent trend of moderate premium growth. Premiums increased more slowly over the past five years than the preceding five years (26 percent vs. 34 percent) and well below the annual double-digit increases recorded in the late 1990s and early 2000s.” (http://kff.org/health-costs/press-release/employer-sponsored-family-health-premiums-rise-3-percent-in-2014/)
“Americans who obtained new health insurance policies in 2014 using the government exchanges are roughly as positive about their healthcare coverage and the quality of healthcare they receive as the average insured American, and are more satisfied with the cost of their coverage.” (http://www.gallup.com/poll/179396/newly-insured-exchanges-give-coverage-good-marks.aspx)
mea_mark December 1st, 2014 at 15:17
Americans are finally figuring out this is a good law that just needs a little fixing. It is about time. It would of happened a lot sooner if it wasn’t for the right-wing noise machine.
mea_mark December 1st, 2014 at 16:17
Americans are finally figuring out this is a good law that just needs a little fixing. It is about time. It would of happened a lot sooner if it wasn’t for the right-wing noise machine.
William December 1st, 2014 at 15:37
Not surprising, a large number of gap toothed dittoheads and Fox-bats still think it’s actually Government health care and not insurance.
William December 1st, 2014 at 16:37
Not surprising, a large number of gap toothed dittoheads and Fox-bats still think it’s actually Government health care and not insurance.
OldLefty December 1st, 2014 at 18:34
I don’t think they ever wanted it repealed.
A solid majority continues to prefer that Congress work to improve the law rather than repeal and replace it
http://kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-july-2014/
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: March
2014
Six in ten want Congress to keep the law in place
and either leave it as is or work to improve it, while three in ten would
prefer to see it either repealed and replaced with a Republican alternative or
repealed and not replaced
CNN May 11, 2014;
According to the poll, 61% want Congress to leave the Affordable Care Act alone (12%) or make some changes to the law in an attempt to make it work better (49%).
Thirty-eight percent of those questioned say the law should be repealed and replaced with a completely different system (18%) or say the measure should be repealed, with Americans going back to the system in place before the law was implemented (20%).
5/31/2012
NYT poll 13. Does the 2010 health care
law go too far in changing the U.S. health care system, not far enough, or is it about right?
Too far; 37
Not far enough; 27
About right; 25
Not far enough + About right = 27 + 25 =
52% v 37% too far.
OldLefty December 1st, 2014 at 19:34
I don’t think they ever wanted it repealed.
A solid majority continues to prefer that Congress work to improve the law rather than repeal and replace it
http://kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-july-2014/
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: March
2014
Six in ten want Congress to keep the law in place
and either leave it as is or work to improve it, while three in ten would
prefer to see it either repealed and replaced with a Republican alternative or
repealed and not replaced
CNN May 11, 2014;
According to the poll, 61% want Congress to leave the Affordable Care Act alone (12%) or make some changes to the law in an attempt to make it work better (49%).
Thirty-eight percent of those questioned say the law should be repealed and replaced with a completely different system (18%) or say the measure should be repealed, with Americans going back to the system in place before the law was implemented (20%).
5/31/2012
NYT poll 13. Does the 2010 health care
law go too far in changing the U.S. health care system, not far enough, or is it about right?
Too far; 37
Not far enough; 27
About right; 25
Not far enough + About right = 27 + 25 =
52% v 37% too far.
allison1050 December 2nd, 2014 at 08:47
It bears repeating but I was laid off from nursing( growing field remember?) a little over 3 yrs. ago at age 60, 1 month away from my 61st bday. so there went my medical which most people who are and were always against ACA, tend to over look. Unfortunately, I’m in Nevada which allowed Xerox the failed photo copier co. to bid and of course they came in as the lowest so therefore won the contract. This was the 1st time I could afford med.ins. since being laid off and a few months later was diagnosed with breast cancer.and had to have a modified radical mastectomy back in Aug. and have been doing the chemo thing ever since. 2 wks. ago my doctor informed me that he needed to make a change in my plan and was therefore changing the type of chemo he would be switching me to and the rate I would begin receiving it. I’m now getting treatment every week through the middle of Jan. To cut to the chase, if it wasn’t for ACA I’d be dead now or on my way to my next life but by laying me off the hospital saved money.
Thanks for allowing me to vent a little.
allison1050 December 2nd, 2014 at 09:47
It bears repeating but I was laid off from nursing( growing field remember?) a little over 3 yrs. ago at age 60, 1 month away from my 61st bday. so there went my medical which most people who are and were always against ACA, tend to over look. Unfortunately, I’m in Nevada which allowed Xerox the failed photo copier co. to bid and of course they came in as the lowest so therefore won the contract. I could only afford the lowest level so my deductible was set at $5750.00! This was the 1st time I could afford med.ins. since being laid off and a few months later was diagnosed with breast cancer.and had to have a modified radical mastectomy back in Aug. and have been doing the chemo thing ever since. 2 wks. ago my doctor informed me that he needed to make a change in my plan and was therefore changing the type of chemo he would be switching me to and the rate I would begin receiving it. I’m now getting treatment every week through the middle of Jan. To cut to the chase, if it wasn’t for ACA I’d be dead now or on my way to investigate my next life but by laying me off the hospital saved money.So who was against ACA I have to ask and this explains why I don’t believe polls, who are they asking questions of outside of the Beltway?
Thanks for allowing me to vent a little.