Almost two-thirds (64%) of Americans are very or somewhat worried about the United States’ stature on the world stage, including 63% of Millennials (Americans between the ages 18 to 37), according to a new national poll from the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School (IOP). … The KnowledgePanel® survey […] Read more »
How the Health Bill Could Cost Senators in the Next Election
One of the health care bills under consideration by Republican leaders would take health insurance away from 32 million people over the next decade, creating a cohort of Americans who could be motivated to vote against senators who approved the measure. … If they pass the bill, some Republicans might […] Read more »
What the voters were telling the GOP on health care
Health care just became an entitlement. Not by law — that happened in stages over many decades, beginning with Medicare in the 1960s and continuing to the Affordable Care Act under President Barack Obama. What happened this week was the American people ratified that they want health care — meaning […] Read more »
These Americans Hated the Health Law. Until the Idea of Repeal Sank In.
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 »