Health Care Reform 41% Favor Health Care Plan, 51% Oppose Monday, December 07, 2009
The Senate worked through the weekend on its version of the national health care bill, with President Obama stopping by for a rare Sunday visit,but for the second week in a row,<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/november_2009/41_support_health_care_legislation_53_oppose> only 41% of U.S. voters favor the health care plan proposed by the president and congressional Democrats. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 51% oppose the plan. And as has been the case for months, the emotion’s on the sign of the naysayers: 40% Strongly Oppose the plan, while just 23% Strongly favor it. Support for the president’s health care plan fell to 38%, its lowest ever<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/november_2009/support_for_health_care_plan_falls_to_new_low>, just before Thanksgiving. Followed by two weeks at 41%, this marks the lowest extended period of support for the plan yet. With the exception of a few days following nationally televised presidential appeals for the legislation, the number of voters opposed to the plan has always exceeded the number who favor it. “This suggests that public opinion about the health care plan is hardening,” says Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports. “Despite the fact that most American believe our health care system needs major changes, most are opposed to what Congress is currently doing about it.” Rasmussen Reports is continuing to track public opinion on the health care plan on a weekly basis, with updated findings released each Monday morning. *(Want a **free daily e-mail update*<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/daily_updates> *? If it's in the news, it's in our polls).* Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter <http://twitter.com/RasmussenPoll> or Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Asbury-Park-NJ/Rasmussen-Reports/86959124863?ref=nf%20> . The Senate is expected to take up the abortion issue as part of its health care debate this week. Earlier polling shows that 48% nationwide want abortion coverave banned in the health care bill<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/september_2009/48_want_abortion_coverage_banned_in_health_care_plan>, while just 13% want such coverage mandated in the legislation. Both the Senate and the House have Democratic majorities, which explains why both keep pushing on health care despite consistent public opposition. Seventy-two percent (72%) of Democrats favor the plan, while 83% of Republicans and 62% of voters not affiliated with either major party are opposed to it. Democrats consistently have rated health care reform as the most important of the priorities listed by the president<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/budget_priorities> early in his term. Republicans and unaffiliated voters say cutting the federal deficit in half by the end of his first term is the president's highest priority. Fifty-two percent (52%) of all voters now say it is at least somewhat likely that the health care plan will become law this year, while 37% believe that is unlikely to happen. Seventeen percent (17%) think passage is Very Likely, but nine percent (9%) say it’s Not At All Likely. That’s one reason why 71% of voters nationwide say they’re at least somewhat angry about the current policies of the federal government<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2009/71_angry_at_federal_government_up_five_points_since_september>. That’s up five points from September. The overall figure includes 46% who are Very Angry. While one of the chief stated goals of the plan proposed by the president and congressional Democrats is to lower the cost of health care, 57% say costs will go up if the plan is passed. Twenty-one percent (21%) say costs will go down, and 17% believe they will stay about the same. Similarly, only 23% think the quality of health care will get better if the plan is passed, while 54% predict that it will get worse. Sixteen percent (16%) expect quality to stay about the same. Other polling shows that 47% trust the private sector more than government to keep health care costs down<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/november_2009/47_trust_private_sector_more_than_government_to_keep_health_care_costs_down_quality_up> and the quality of care up. Two-thirds (66%) say an increase in free market competition will do more than government regulation to reduce health care costs<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/october_2009/competition_wanted_65_favor_removing_anti_trust_exemption_for_health_insurance_companies> . Sixty percent (60%) of voters nationwide believe passage of the health care plan will increase the deficit<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/november_2009/60_say_passage_of_health_care_reform_will_increase_deficit>. Seventy-five percent (75%) also think it is at least somewhat likely that middle class taxes will have to be raised to cover the cost of the plan. Fifty-nine percent (59%) say such a tax increase is Very Likely. Only 27% favor a single-payer health care system<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/november_2009/62_oppose_single_payer_health_care_system> where the federal government provides coverage for everyone. Althoough most Americans oppose the health care legislation working its way through Congress, 42% of voters say the federal government should be addressing health care reform<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/november_2009/42_want_federal_government_to_address_health_care_reform_23_prefer_leaving_it_to_states>. Twenty-three percent (23%) prefer to see reforms at the state government level, while 17% want both the state and federal government to get into the act. Please sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update <http://www.rasmussenreports.com/daily_updates>(it’s free) or follow us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/RasmussenPoll> or Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Asbury-Park-NJ/Rasmussen-Reports/86959124863?ref=nf%20>. Let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news. Susan On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > INTRODUCTION: Although it appears that early enrollment in Medicare may be > substituted for a public option, the general public still supports a public > option. Please see poll below: > > Spencer > > http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/10/public-option-still-popula/ > > a poll released today by the New York Times and CBS News serves as a > reminder that the full-blown public option that has been abandoned by the > Senate is still quite popular with the American public as 59 percent would > favor a public option: > > > > Would you favor or oppose the government offering some people who are > uninsured the choice of a government administered health insurance plan---- > also known as a public option ---that would compete with private insurance > plans? > > Favor 59% Oppose 29% DK/NA 11% > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! 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