The public wants the new Congress to focus on three areas when it convenes next year: health care costs, immigration, and jobs. Few, however, want the Democratically controlled House to make investigating the Trump White House a priority. That’s the finding of the latest IBD/TIPP poll. The poll also found […] Read more »
Government Favored to Ensure Healthcare, but Not Deliver It
The majority of Americans, 57%, continue to believe the federal government should be responsible for ensuring that all Americans have health insurance. At the same time, a majority reject a government-run healthcare system, with 40% in favor and 54% preferring a system based on private insurance. These attitudes help underscore […] Read more »
Approval of the Affordable Care Act Falls Back Below 50%
Americans’ approval of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to edge downward from its record-high 55% in April 2017, when congressional Republicans first attempted to dismantle it. The public is now about evenly divided in their opinions of the 2010 healthcare law, with 48% approving and 47% disapproving. CONT. Megan […] Read more »
U.S. life expectancy declines again, a dismal trend not seen since World War I
Life expectancy in the United States declined again in 2017, the government said Thursday in a bleak series of reports that showed a nation still in the grip of escalating drug and suicide crises. CONT. Lenny Bernstein, Washington Post Read more »
Citizens feel disconnected from government. If they knew what government did for them, they wouldn’t.
Suzanne Mettler is the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions in the department of government at Cornell University. She is also the author of a new book, “The Government-Citizen Disconnect,” which argues that citizens are often unaware of the benefits they receive from the government. I spoke to her […] Read more »
Americans Remain Dissatisfied With Healthcare Costs
Most Americans continue to see healthcare costs in the U.S. as a major issue. One in five (20%) are currently satisfied with the total cost, while 79% are dissatisfied, in line with Gallup’s overall trend since 2001. Satisfaction with U.S. healthcare costs has never exceeded 28%, and was as low […] Read more »