The problem-filled debut of the federal government’s healthcare.gov website, which was intended to be an easy way to give people access to insurance options, appears to have made what had been an unpopular law, even less popular, and increased concerns about the revamped health care system. In the latest Economist/YouGov Poll, more than half describe the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) as a failure – with more than a third calling it a “complete failure.” …
Half the public holds unfavorable views of “government-provided health insurance,” a somewhat less negative evaluation than Americans give to both the federal government overall and private insurers. But when they judge one government insurance program with a nearly 50-year long history – Medicare – opinion is clearly positive. CONT.
Kathy Frankovic, YouGov