More Americans now mention healthcare costs (27%) than mention access (20%) when asked to name the most urgent health problem facing the U.S. These two issues typically rank at the top of the list in Gallup’s annual poll but have tied for first the past two years. CONT. Jeffrey M. […] Read more »
Majority of Americans Say Trump Can Keep Businesses, Poll Shows
Two-thirds of U.S. adults think Donald Trump needs to choose between being president or a businessman, but slightly more — 69 percent — believe it goes too far to force him and his family to sell their business empire to avoid conflicts of interest. The first Bloomberg National Poll since […] Read more »
Obamacare is very popular
The media narrative around the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is badly misleading. If we were to believe that narrative, Obamacare is unpopular. This is true insofar as more people say they do not support it than support it. But, some people do not support it because it […] Read more »
The New Food Fights: U.S. Public Divides Over Food Science
Food has become a flashpoint in American culture and politics. In the past generation, Americans have witnessed the introduction of genetically modified crops, the rise of the organic food industry, increasing concerns about obesity, growing awareness to food allergies and other health concerns linked with what people eat, an expanding […] Read more »
Public Remains Sharply Divided on Future of the Affordable Care Act
The first Kaiser Health Tracking Poll since the 2016 election finds that Americans are largely divided on the future of the Affordable Care Act even though many of the law’s major provisions remain quite popular across party lines. The new survey finds that one fourth (26%) of Americans want to […] Read more »
Trump’s Policy Proposals and Public Opinion
… I’ve put together a number of Trump’s proposed policies and grouped them into three categories: those that appear to be largely in sync with American public opinion, those that are clearly out of sync and those on which the public is divided. In all instances, I’m referring to public […] Read more »