DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Five years ago, the Affordable Care Act had yet to begin its expansion of health insurance to millions of Americans, but Jeff Brahin was already stewing about it. … In 2012, when The New York Times talked to Mr. Brahin and others here in Bucks County, Pa., a […] Read more »
AP-NORC Poll: Shift to political left seen on health care
Americans were never too thrilled with “Obamacare” and they definitely disapprove of Republican alternatives in Congress, so what does the public want to do on health care? A new poll suggests the country may be shifting left on this core issue, with 62 percent saying it’s the federal government’s responsibility […] Read more »
As repeal and replace falters, more say GOP should abandon repeal plan
A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds a growing share of Americans want to see the GOP abandon its effort to repeal and replace the 2010 health care law known as Obamacare, as majorities across party lines want congressional Republicans to aim for a bill with bipartisan support. CONT. […] Read more »
What the GOP Doesn’t Understand About Its Own Voters
The Senate Republican health-care bill has been repeatedly crushed in a slow-motion collision between the party’s historic ideology and the interests of its modern electoral coalition. Yet congressional Republicans appear determined to plow right through the wreckage. … Both the House and Senate legislation seemed hatched in a time warp. In […] Read more »
A Bipartisan Health Care Bill Will Be Tougher to Pass than a Partisan One
The calls from Democrats and many in the media for a bipartisan health care bill are understandable. But a bipartisan plan is a very heavy lift for Congress – probably even heavier than a partisan one. … Bipartisan approaches are possible on bipartisan issues. But Republicans and Democrats are light […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 74% want GOP to reach out to Democrats on health care
… Only 25 percent of voters favor the Senate’s latest health care bill (which was pulled late Monday). That’s a bit less than the 27 percent who favored last month’s Senate draft, and falls considerably short of the 40 percent who supported the House bill in May. … A 63 […] Read more »