Americans are less worried about eight specific financial issues than they were last year, with concerns about some issues falling to their lowest levels in a decade or more. U.S. adults are most concerned about not having enough money for retirement and not being able to pay medical costs of […] Read more »
‘An embarrassment’: U.S. health care far from the top in global study
Americans grumble all the time about the quality of our health-care system, but when we’re dealing with serious issues, such as injuries from an auto accident or cancer, we often count our blessings that we live in a wealthy country that has well-trained doctors with access to the latest medical […] Read more »
Will the GOP Fall Into the Enthusiasm Gap?
Another week of crazy at the White House begets another week of talk among the political chattering class about “when the GOP base will abandon” President Trump. Recent polling suggests that’s not happening. NBC, Gallup and Survey Monkey all show Trump with approval ratings among Republicans between 82 and 88 […] Read more »
Three-Year Impacts of the Affordable Care Act: Improved Medical Care and Health Among Low-Income Adults
Low-income adults in Arkansas and Kentucky who obtained coverage under the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion had better access to primary care and preventive health services, lower out-of-pocket costs, improved medication compliance, and improved self-reported health status than did low-income adults in Texas, which did not expand Medicaid. Among adults […] Read more »
A reminder: House health-care bill is more unpopular than Trump is
… Despite all of the controversies that Republicans are now facing, here’s a reminder that the House GOP health-care legislation still seems like a bigger political problem for Republicans than Trump. Consider these numbers inside the recent NBC/WSJ poll, which show that the House GOP plan is much more unpopular […] Read more »
48% Say House GOP Health Care Bill is a Bad Idea
By a two-to-one margin, Americans say that the health-care legislation that was recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and supported by President Trump is a bad idea instead of a good idea, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »