President Donald Trump promised on Election Night to unite the country – but nearly 100 days into his presidency, Americans remain profoundly divided on his policies, from health care to immigration to the environment. While the general public opposes Trump’s plans to dismantle Obamacare, build a wall across the Mexican […] Read more »
Majority Opposes Hard-Ball Negotiating Tactics to Replace the Affordable Care Act, But Republicans Support It
With President Trump and Congress continuing to discuss repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, a majority of the public opposes using hard-ball tactics as a way to force Democrats in Congress to negotiate a replacement, the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds. President Trump recently suggested that his administration […] Read more »
The Role of Medicaid in Rural America
People in rural areas face unique challenges in health care coverage and access, including low density of providers and longer travel times to care, limited access to employer-sponsored coverage, and greater health care needs due to older age and lower income. Medicaid plays an important role in helping to address […] Read more »
Trump Won the Election. It’s the Electorate He’s Lost So Far
In addition to President Trump’s early struggles in his first 100 days, there’s a longer-term problem for his administration and the GOP: Many of the issues he’s championing aren’t popular with the public — at all. Per the latest NBC/WSJ poll: CONT. Chuck Todd, Mark Murray & Carrie Dann, NBC […] Read more »
Obamacare is getting more popular by the day
Most Americans think President Donald Trump should keep the Affordable Care Act on the books and want to see him improve the law, a new Washington Post-ABC News Poll finds. More than a dozen recent polls have shown the Affordable Care Act becoming increasingly popular as Republicans work to dismantle […] Read more »
Public pans Republicans’ latest approach to replacing Affordable Care Act
In strategy and substance, the American public disagrees with the course that President Trump and congressional Republicans are pursuing to replace the Affordable Care Act with conservative policies, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Large majorities oppose the ideas at the heart of the most recent GOP negotiations […] Read more »