Four years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Americans are still of two minds about the health care reform law. When pollsters break Obamacare apart, nearly all of the individual pieces are well regarded. But when they ask about Obamacare as a single, hulking policy, it’s derided. Americans […] Read more »
A dug-in electorate bodes poorly for the Democrats in November
Since its passage nearly four years ago, a plurality of Americans has disapproved of the Affordable Care Act. Since the onset of the Great Recession 6 years ago, more than 80% of Americans have rated economic conditions as only fair or poor. And since winning a second term, Barack Obama’s […] Read more »
Most Americans Remain Satisfied With Healthcare System
Sixty-six percent of Americans in the first half of June are satisfied with the way the healthcare system is working for them, in line with attitudes since mid-March. Gallup’s seven-day rolling average on this measure shows confidence during that time has varied only slightly, increasing to 70% in mid-April, just […] Read more »
50% say midterm outcome won’t improve economy
Exactly half of Americans say that Democrats or Republicans in control of Congress won’t make much of a difference in improving the economy, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Annenberg Survey finds. That’s compared with 25 percent who believe the economy will improve if Republicans control Congress, and another 23 percent […] Read more »
Most Want to Prioritize Improving Veterans’ Health
Improving healthcare for U.S. veterans is Americans’ top legislative priority for Washington to focus on, out of nine issues now or recently in the national spotlight. Nearly nine out of 10 Americans say it is “extremely” (41%) or “very important” (46%) that the president and Congress deal with veterans’ healthcare […] Read more »
Solid Majority of Americans Closely Following VA Scandal
Americans are closely following the scandal engulfing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, amid allegations that thousands of veterans were denied healthcare because of false record-keeping and long waiting lists at VA facilities nationwide. Sixty-nine percent of Americans say they are following the situation “very” or “somewhat closely” in the […] Read more »