Thursday, December 19, 2013

NYT Poll: Majority of 53 Percent of Uninsured Disapprove of #ObamaCare

That's a bit higher than even those who're insured.

See, "Uninsured Skeptical of Health Care Law in Poll":
WASHINGTON — Americans who lack medical coverage disapprove of President Obama’s health care law at roughly the same rate as the insured, even though most say they struggle to pay for basic care, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

Fifty-three percent of the uninsured disapprove of the law, the poll found, compared with 51 percent of those who have health coverage. A third of the uninsured say the law will help them personally, but about the same number think it will hurt them, with cost a leading concern.

The widespread skepticism, even among people who are supposed to benefit from the law, underscores the political challenge facing the Obama administration as it tries to persuade millions of Americans to enroll in coverage through new online marketplaces, a crucial element of making the new law financially viable for insurers.
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Also at Weasel Zippers, "New CBS/NYT Poll Finds Only 15% of Insured Americans Think Obamacare Will Help Them…."

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