WASHINGTON (CNN) – Americans appear split over President Barack Obama's health care reform proposals, according to a new national poll.
Fifty percent of those questioned in CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday morning say they support the president's plans, with 45 percent opposed.
The results indicate a generational divide.
"Obama's plan is most popular among younger Americans and least popular among senior citizens," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "A majority of Americans over the age of 50 oppose Obama's plan; a majority of those under 50 support it."
The poll's release comes as lawmakers go back to their home districts and states for summer recess. The House of Representatives is already on break and the Senate heads home at the end of the week. Some lawmakers are holding town hall meetings or other public forums on health care reform over the next few weeks, where voters will get a chance to speak out about the various proposals for change. The poll indicates that seven in 10 Americans say they're very or somewhat likely to attend such events.
"Nearly half of those who oppose the Obama plan say they are more likely to attend town hall meetings to express their views on health care; only 37 percent of those who support Obama's plan are very likely to attend a public forum on that issue," adds Holland.
The poll indicates that only three in 10 of all Americans think the president's health care proposals will help their families. Another 44 percent feel they won't benefit but that other families will be helped by the president's plans, and one in five say no one will be helped.
"Less than a quarter of Americans with private health insurance think that Obama's proposals would help them personally. Most people on Medicare and Medicaid also don't think that the Obama plan will help them," says Holland.
The survey suggests that around seven out of 10 Americans think that major structural changes are necessary to reduce health care costs or provide insurance coverage to all Americans. At the same time, more than eight out of 10 people are satisfied with their own health care and nearly three out of four are happy with their own insurance.
In any health care system, tough decisions that affect individual patients - such as which people get certain treatments and which treatments are too expensive or ineffective - must be made. The poll suggests that Americans are split on who they prefer to make such choices, with 40 percent saying it should be the insurance companies and an equal amount feeling that the government should make the call.
The battle over health care is registering with people across the country. According to the survey, more than half of all Americans have strong feelings regarding the health care debate, with about a third saying they strongly oppose Obama's plans and 23 percent strongly in favor.
"On issues like this, intensity of opinion matters as much as numbers. Opponents of the president's health care reform seem to feel more intensely about it than Obama's supporters," says CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider.
The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll was conducted Friday through Monday, with 1,136 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
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I sure don't support Obamacare! No way!
Well another day of republican-evangelical brianwashing, terror,deceitand distraction – anything to keep us from getting health care. Now the neocons are telling people that the old will be killed by Obamma. Yet at the same time he was not born an american. Who could forget the Terri Schiavo case? All the wonderfuls neocons tromping all over family and love and all american just to manipulate a comatose women of years death. Then condemn all americans as murders who have ever needed to use end of life care for a loved one? These people are the masters of distractions and distortions! Not one idea except that everyone just loves the current mess we call health care! tHEY IN CONGRESS HAVE THE BEST OF HEALTH CARE YET WE IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER CLASSES DONT EVEN GET THE CRUMBS OF HEALTH CARE THEY DROP ON THE FLOOR! i HAVE HAD IT WITH THEM ALL IN CONGRESS ESPECIALLY THE BLUE-DOG chickens. These people are just afriad of everything that can help anyone. Just useless! Some of us are literally dying for health care. Then we have the selfish republican-evangelical liars!
Of course, we are split! Between the scary tactics of the repugs and the mob scenes being created by the BIG lobbying firms in DC, and thoughts (untrue) of being put out to pasture what do you expect.
The government already runs one of the best healthcare service in the country. Just ask any federal employee!!
Why no have a national binding referendum and let the American people decide? Do we want national Health insurance yes or no The only way this will work if we have a one pay system. Put everyone on Medicare,with the insurance companies doing the supplement, and allow the people to buy there insurance anywhere.
Many people in the older generation are frightened, thinking they are going to lose coverage the new health care plans. They are less willing to risk a known or an unknown.
Many people in the younger generation are also frightened, but for a different reason. They typically have less coverage due to the high costs and recognize the need to change the system. They see change as a benefit over the long term.
I sure don't know who you folks are polling. Here in NC everyone that I know and most of their friends are FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM AND DO WANT THE PUBLIC OPTION.
But then, it's not a wealthy state, and lots of people here have been put into bankruptcy or had Insurance denied because of pre-existing conditions. Or even NOT pre-existing denials. They have to suffer illness and then FIGHT WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES AND THREATEN TO SUE. Get the Insurance Companies out of our healthcare facilities.
The Republicans will stop at nothing. they are just doing their usual disiformation attacks. It's obvious that Mitch McConnall is in the pay of the insurance companies who will do anything to get this bill killed. But it's only a question of time anyway since the average age of Obama's support comes from the younger generation. Old fossils like McConnall and company will all die off soon and then things will change for the better.
I find it ironic that the people who are already receiving nationalized health care are those who are the most opposed. They have theirs and now they don't want the rest to have it as well??? But beside that point... the 50% who agree voted in this majority and this President and the majority and the President need to push forward and get this passed. As for those nut jobs who are going to the town halls and disrupting... I will be at the next town hall in my area and I will be chanting against them.... Right Wing Nut Jobs GO HOME!!! The people who are for this need to get up..........WE ARE NOT DONE!!! WE voted in the man who can get this done............NOW is time to act, go fight for what you voted for!!!
Obama has lied over and over again, it is as bad or worse than when Bush was running things. Now he tries to rush through Health Care reform as fast as he can so we can't read it and see what it will do. He is destroying this country and our way of life. IF t his plan is so good than He and Congress should also have to be on it. . . Why are they exempt???? What is he trying to pull on us??
What happened to hard work and effort? I worked during college, used my GI bill from serving in the US military and took out school loans. I received academic scholarships at the community college to attend a private school and then borrowed money for law school. I still owe 85,000 for school and pay over 45% of my income for state and federal taxes. I live in a modest house, own a modest car and live within my means. I'm not rich my any standard. If I kept the other half of my salary, I would be spending more on the economy and employing individuals.
So now additional federal tax dollars are being allocated to pay others to go to school. There is already a program that provides money to low income- it's called Pell Grants. I know- I received a couple while I was going to school and have sence repaid that debt via the taxes I pay.
Federal tax money has been spent to allow others to buy cars, go to school and re-modify home loans. Is there anything else people want for free that American tax dollars can be used for?
No Press Secretary Gibbs- this is not manufactured frustration.
"there seems to be a generational divide" That says it all. All of the elders on Capital Hill are still trying to to run over the young people. The young people of this country have had it. We want CHANGE. That is why we voted for Obama. Not because he is african american and not because he has a good looking family. We believed in his message. We believed in him. Get on board and stop thinking about your next run for office. If all of you on Capital Hill would get over yourselves and listen you can be apart of this great opportunity to unite. i find it funny that the ones who are worried about this aren't going to live long enough to have to pay it back. Let us!!!!!! We want it.
I question those poll numbers because almost everone I talk about the health plan with does not want the government involved. Is it more political lies?
The headline actually is that the MAJORITY of Americans support Obama's health care plan. This is different from many polls which show the opposite.
No tax paying legal citizen in America likes the idea of being forced into a program that will reward illegal aliens for votes.
Well, the older generation is being fed misinformation. You have commentators on a large, national television station telling them that this is about euthanizing them. It is just so ridiculous. The older people still have this irrational fear of "nationalized health care," which none of the plans being discussed come close to being. Now they have these loudmouthed mobs out there preventing the real discussions from going on. If they would close the mouth, and open the mind, they may learn something. A lot of them are the very people who have time to go to the town halls because they are retired and are already ON national healthcare – MEDICARE! They are the ones who are bankrupting the country but pretty much ignorant.
Your poll states 74-77% of the respondents feel it is necessary to make major structural changes in the nation’s health care
system in order to make sure that all Americans have health insurance and to control or reduce costs.
But I couldn't find any definition of just what Barrak Obama's plan actually is. Nobody really seems to know. Since Obama and Baucus forcibly removed single payer advocates from the debate back in May, there's been nothing but confusion on what Obama's plan for reform entails.
So viewing the poll's split support for the mysterious Obama "Reform is what I say it is" and taking into account the numbers recognizing the need for reform, I think all the poll indicates is confusion within the respondents as to what is actually going on.
You should have asked them, "Is your elected leadership selling you down the river?"
Ot. "Is your leadership corrupted by big business influence?"
Or, "How is the media doing in reporting the healthcare debate?"
They did not ask my Dad. He is 85 and if he were to have a complaint about it , it would be that it is not a single payer plan and doesn't go far enough.
This poll is garbage and since it's a CNN poll, it's tilted left to favor Obama.
ANYONE SEEN THE TOWN ALL REACTION TO OBAMACARE?
I think it's more than just an even divide and it will NOT pass in its current form.
We're going about overhauling the health care system in the US all wrong in my opinion. We should be increasing the supply of medical services. If you're going in for a routine checkup, you don't need a certified doctor that's had 8 years of medical studies. Provide associate degrees that allow you to perform a checkup. If something's found, it gets referred to the appropriate doctor. Subsidize the education for doctors and require them to do the routine tasks before being fully certified. Services that are provided to illegal aliens should be billed back to their countries. If they don't pay, it should be taken out of any foreign aid that we give that country. We need CHANGE. What's being proposed is more of the same.
If Americans would just take a deep breath, and realize that the insurance companies are spending your health care payments to lobby Congress, as well as media time for a huge 'fear and smear" campaign, you might feel differently. They do not want reform!!! Why??
People, when asked, like their current plan but admitted that the rates keep going up and the coverage keeps going down ... you might be able to afford it this year but what about 2 years down the road – or if you lost your job??
HECK! Make the the INSURANCE COMPANIES pay for the Public Option
They're rolling in it....Why not?
Yes they are just like in the election (which was not a land slide). There are people who support ObamaCare and the others which the DNC calls extremest. Obama stop the name callilng. Obama should have done this during th election cycle when Hillary was unfairly attached by his team and he did not have the guts to denounce the comments. What a man!
Obama and the state run media are out of touch with America.
Your daze are over. The liberals AND the moderate republican will be OUT.
FISCAL conservatives are on the way in.
This is one of the main issues in the election. We have to back him now. He is right that to do nothing is the worst possible scenario.
I have health insurance, but we need something better.
I'm not surprised as to the numbers in the polls: the young are less likely to believe the fearmongering of the RepubliKlan agenda; our older citizens, especially in the South, are more susceptible to it. It is unfortunate that in the upcoming 2010 elections it is the senior citizens that are more prone to get out and vote. were it otherwise we could dispatch the Republiklans to a warmer climate area.
It is because of the lies that the repubs and the insurance industry has put out there. Seniors are easily persuaded and if you have a barage of commercials and media coverage containing lies and telling them that healthcare reform will take their benefits away or lead them to death sooner, they wont seek the truth, they will simply vote against anything that may change what they currently have.
These are such lies, there will be a nice spot in H-E-double-hockey sticks for those spreading such lies and showing such disrespect to our seniors by starting panic in our country for the sake of personal gain.
oh well... let's hope Obama get that whole health care reform passed through the congress quite soon and ain't end up like Bill, 15 years ago. But I'm confident, that the party of No, also known as Got 0 Plans, won't stop him from that. I hope in the next election(s), not the President will be punished, but the Party of No. What's their plan for that country? Do they have one? Oh... right, they don't need one, they've got Superwoman Sarah Failin...
Good luck Mr. President, move on, you do a brilliant job and I hope all these stupid guys will learn soon, that you can't clean up the mess in a few days or months...
Guys look. The USA/economy actually is like a burned down house. It took the former house owner George W. B. not long, to set the house on fire. But it takes a long time to put out the blaze and rebuild the house. You've got it? Fine, then don't worry and have some comfort in the rebuilder Barack Obama.
CNN,
Nice job immediately Permalink-ing that 'Obama acted stupidly' blog. We wouldn't want any comments on that.
What a joke.
Okay, when it is 50% in favor and 45% opposed, why say America is split? Clearly, a majority favor the plan. Earlier, when it was 48% in favor and 44% opposed, you were "claiming" that a majority does not favor the plan, simply because 48% was under 50 (I assume this was your logic, anyway). Now that it is back up to 50, you and every other news agency should be running headlines that THE MAJORITY APPROVES OF OBAMA'S PLAN!
Wake up people...Obama himself is pushing the takeover of banks,
the auto industry, spent money like a drunken sailor, now he is driving the takeover of our heath system. I am terrified of the government telling me what medical procedures I might have and going on a waiting list. The government even bankrupted the junk car plan how in the world can he manage the entire health system ?
Six months Trillions more in debt...Obama cant take criticism he speaks out on protestors refers to them as a mob? He calls the
police stupid..He rails against Fox network...Remember their warning
Rev Wright...The Bomber...The Chicago Millionaire he purchased his home from. Our congressmen have not read the Health Bill..I'll bet
Obama hasn't either. HE JUST WANTS TOTAL CONTROL. WHAT IS THAT TYPE OF PERSON CALLED.
I do believe alot more Americans would not be opposed if they knew all of the facts and details from reliable sources and not from the disruptive far right. The thought they are bussing in people just to disrupt educational town hall meetings is disgusting. Perhaps we Americans should pay more attention to who we elect to office and more importantly, their work once they get to Washington. Perhaps that will keep the politicians serving us the people and not their campaign funders.
In a recent FaceBook poll that does not allow double voting over 74% opposed the health care bill.
I am strongly opposed to this socialist piece of you know what. Have any of the people supposting it actually taken a minute to scan through it?
Are they? Or are they just so confused by all the garbage, no substance coverage of the topic that they don't know what is going on and are completely influenced by the pundits on TV giving their agenda promoting opinion.
We are not split, Health Care Reform is a dire necessity! What did the republicans do during the last 8 years regarding Health Care Reform – NOTHING! Now, they've got tons to say.
Republicans obstruct and attack anything to help this country. It's no wonder you've lost millions of voters like myself and will continue to lose more. You, the GOP could care nothing less for average Americans. Not all us former republicans are stupid or racists or that gullible.
BULL!!!!! If people new exactly what the plan would do to and for them then they would b against. HOW can u do a poll when you have no idea what they are tryn to put through??? Your headlines are missleading when u say Americans r split. Only 3 n 10 think it will help.. Is this the way u report the news too?
Single payer is the only way to truly reduce cost. For profit insurance companies pay 78 cents on the dollar to health care. Non-profit insurance pays 90 cents and Medicare pays 97 cents. The proposed plan will help get rid of the moral issue with health care. Maybe we will address cost later.
With regard to the "intenity" of Obama's detractors recall that they are, were and always will be raceist. The present Republican party is made up of old "Dixiecrats" who were anti-civil rights, anti-change, anti-everthing as a closet Klansman should be. So little has canged the intensity of the hate is as great now as when their grand-fathers and great-grand-fathers lynched black pleople in the last century. A little religious tent meeting stuff, a little corn whiskey, and an agiator lile Limbaugh or Palin to get the pot boiling and they are once more ready to look for the nearest tree.
It goes to show you the selfish indignation of the younger voters. What they fail to understand is that they will be footing the bill for the rest of their lowly lives. They should become more educated on this plan and realize the repercussions as they pertain to their own personal lives. Unfortunately, the lack of education and ability to think things through really is obvious with this group. The whole plan is unsustainable and will crush America. Of course, that is the design of this Obama administration. They sow what they will reap.
Where are the right wing evangelicals on this topic? If they were following the teachings from the Bible they should be appalled with our current rationing of health care by wealth and would want all American's covered. Strange though ... I haven't heard anything from them...
Could somebody explain what the president's plan is? How can anybody say whether they support it or not when 0bama has been so vague about what will be in it? Other than he's claiming it will cover more Americans for less money what does anybody know?
the priority isn't about quality health care for Americans;
this is about the federal government's acquisition of 1/6 of the nations economy
and then the federal distinction of citizen classes... the control of access and amount of health care... patient e-records on all federal databases... federal access to patient's financial accounts for the purpose of DEBIT... federally mandated insurance for ALL...escalating health care premiums and co-pays... SKYROCKETING TAXES TO OFFSET THE LOSS OF CORPORATE TAXES FROM PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES
READ THE BILL and remember, CONGRESS and UNION MEMBERS will NOT be held to the same standards as remaining public
Anyone who has any knowledge of the issue and is actually informed on this will oppose it. The problem is that most people, particularly younger people, are essentially clueless. They are more interested in, and know more about, the cesspool of pop culture than any real issues.
Those of is who practice medicine and those of us who actually pay the bills in this country are apoplectic over this nonsense.
The media gives passes to Obama, their darling. He is either stupid or a liar. I think probably both.
The government has made a shambles of everything it touches from Social security to Medicare to cash for clunkers.
There WILL be hell to pay for these politicians who are running this country into the proverbial ground.
This program isn't about helping "most Americans". This program is about forcing most Americans to sacrifice part of the good of their own health plans, and forcing ALL Americans (including the middle class) to pay for it, in order to benefit the VERY FEW.
It's called income redistribution. It has no place in this world.
As long as something with a public option is passed this year.
NEW TAXES from the Democrates and Republicans.
Obama is doing this so the older people loose their retirements to support those younger elitiest that wont work.
Obama's phylosophy is to share the wealth all the older people have worked for.
Then Obama will give them counciling to give up their life because they are old and the government doesnt want to support them.
Obama Socialistic Republic of NON-AMERICA.
We need to bring change to our Health system. Lower premiuns, to cover pre-existing conditions, affordable coverage for small bussiness and individual programs. Lets not wait no more. People talk about how this programs are going to be restricted. Well Insurance companies are restricted now. You cannot go to the doctor's that you want if they are not contracted with the insurance or if the doctor does not accept the insurance plans, and the same with hospitals, if the doctor that you want does not have privileges at the hospital that you want, guess what you wont be seen at the hospital at least not by that particular doctor. and lets not talk about how expensive is right now to have coverage. We need change!!!!!!!
As long as big insurance companies remain in the deal, they will take "profits" that should have gone to healthcare.
All this "debate" about the "public option" is a big lie - and you are the butt of the joke. As long as even one "for profit" insurance company remains in the deal, you get robbed.
You can fool some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time, but all you need to do is fool enough of the people enough of the time.
Health-care workers are opposed to Obama's approach. We see the problems, but the current "fixes" are an extension of the problem. For crying out loud, don't let the government run health-care further into the ground.
What is missig in the story is how many of those polled have read the thousand page bill??
Oh yes CNN also in the tank of Big Insurances. Here comes the forged polls to make everybody believe people are against Health care reform.
We all know the trick. Very sad too many ignorants and selfish people in this country. They don't care about others as long as they can get rich that's all matters.
You can continue on this path and down in the road you will cry on the end.
Opposition to health care reform is being funded by insurance and pharmaceutical companies. Scare tactics and lies are meant to create doubt in you. If you are happy with your insurance, plan on paying higher contributions and drug costs in the future. There will be higher deductibles. More high risk people will be denied insurance. Why? Money and greed. We will aslo foot the bills for the uninsured. Children with poor health care will become adults in poor health. These corporations are no different than the mortgage companies, credit card companies, investment companies, all of which put us in this mess. Remember the bonuses for AIG. Wake up America!!!!
And what was the methodology behind your poll?
What were the percentages of Republicans v. Democrats?
Methinks it was highly biased toward Democrats to get even these results.
Democrats are out in the streets protesting Obamacare almost as much as Republicans. The Tea Party movement is truly bipartisan.
The efforts by the DNC to smear Tea Party Patriots as a 'mob' are going to have blowback in 2010 like you've never seen.
This will be the beginning of the end of Medicare/Medicade for Senior Citizens and they know it. Imagine trying to buy a new health care policy at age 70 or beyond. The Medicare program is government run and is in disaster mode. Do you think government taking over all healthcare will fare any better?
Only 16% of the population are dissatisfied with the quality of their health care.
Only 23% are dissatisfied with their insurance.
Neither of those numbers justify spending some multiple of a trillion bucks of money we don't have. The problems in health care just aren't that profound and don't justify a huge, expensive, intrusion of government, an intrusion which will likely make even more people dissatisfied with the quality of their health care and a federal, and therefore insanely bureaucratic, insurance system.
The poll results show an incredible egoism of the seniors. Because it does not improve their position, the beneficiaries of the present system oppose a plan which will make available health care to 40,000,000 low income citizens.
Shame on them. Obama should ignore them except on the issue that more steps must be implemented to reduce the costs, as the use of generics where they are equivalent to the 10 times more expensive names (as Lipitor! or Crestor) and including eliminating some absurd perks of the present system as not medically justified plastic and the high percentage of other innecessary surgery.
Regarding the "intensity" of the opposition: it is due to generous funding of interest groups, directly and indirectly to so called "conservative" organizations.
Americans are split because the Republicans and the insurance companies have done a fantastic job of spreading lies and fear. The truth is that even those Americans with private insurance NEED reform because the for-profit insurers grow fat with treatment denials, rationing and recissions and no one can be sure they will be properly covered if a catastrophic or chronic illness befalls them. Only a robust public option (a public option is not the socialized medicine the fear mongers want you to think it is) will create competition for the for profit insurers and ultimately drive down costs.
50/50. Yeah right. Pelosi must have written and conducted the poll.
The American people aren’t split; we want no part of Government run health care. Government run health care will be the last nail in the coffin for our health system. The government has never been able to run anything in a cost effective, efficient manner. The teleprompter president his amateur hour administration have no real improvement for the American people. We have the Democratic Party in Congress driving this nation into bankruptcy.
Depressing being an American under the Obama administration.
GWB must love BHO. The way things are going, GWB will eventually look like a genius.
Man, is CNN in the bag for Obama or what???
This poll just reflects the effects of what spending millions of dollars per day to spread lies can do
The health industry is doing everything they can to continue to be the death industry. We will be the ones who will lose if they win.
Americans are so afraid of change they vote against their best interest.
A country that lives in fear is no home of the brave
Its the same old story, those of us who work will pay for those who are too lazy to work.
The only ones that are acting stupidly are the desparate, hateful, divider, conservatives!!! They never offer a solution but they are always screaming and acting ignorant!!
so the people who are already on socialized medicine (medicare) don't want health care reform. makes sense to me. not.
Once the public understands the longterm impact of the health care reforms they will be more in favor of supporting it. Some how we need to stop the fear mongering tactics of the special interest groups who are, for selfish reasons, opposing any reforms in the health care system. If we care for the affordable health care of our future generations we will have to support the proposed reforms of the administartion.
Based on what I see in state run media feedback, 40% would support him if he were caught in bed with Bambi, so this is not big news. You have got to remember that the same 40% pay no taxes and don't work, spending their days watching Oprah. Those of us who actually work and pay taxes are being labeled and liableled by the dear leaders administration as radical by the administration and his toadies and of course by the state run media. Called insignificant and demeaned. I hope he keeps up trying to take our free speech rights away, it exposes him and the thugocracy he has created for what they really are.
No! That policeman violated Mr. Gates rights and should be fired. His action (the policeman) is why I like many African Americans view policemen as a thread. If I was Mr. Gates I would take legal action on him and the department and seek millions for this violation as well as demand that the entire police department take classes in the constitution as well as Cambridge Massachusetts law. Why couldn’t he just leave the house once Gates identified himself and that this was his residents? The president acted like a concerned leader who is aware of this type of problem and stepped-up politically to address it.
Opponents are gullible idiots that believe right wing lies and scare tactics. America is full of idiots, that's how we got the retarded cowboy for eight years.
Another flaw survey. I do not know a single person who has a land line anymore. So as someone who will never get a chance to be in theses type surveys let me say it here: I want a single payer non-profit health care system. My health is not for profit.
this cannot become a political issue. healthcare is really only about peoples lives. My career was always in medicine and I can state that the costs of providing care do rise over time, but the cost of even basic insurance has risen much faster than the cost of providing that service. We have to try to see the faces behind this debate. The children, the pregnant mother, the elderly. We are all deserving of reasonably priced health care. Having been a patient in a county health service has shown me just how horribly those who are too poor to pay for health insurance are treated. There certainly must be debate on this issue, but at no time should it be political.
where I live people are brought to jail for any complaint that someone has against them. They are brought to jail and locked up then they have to post bail which usually takes over 24 hrs. When they go to court the person who made the complaint never shows up. So they wind up paying bail, court cost and losing work time and money. It is all a scam for money for the courts.
"In any health care system, tough decisions that affect individual patients — such as which people get certain treatments and which treatments are too expensive or ineffective — must be made. The poll suggests that Americans are split on who they prefer to make such choices, with 40 percent saying it should be the insurance companies and an equal amount feeling that the government should make the call." What about the DOCTOR deciding what treatment is necessary for the individual. Don't you see that we can't all be lumped into a category, we are different, situational, and the minute you take away the patient's right to decide and the doctors right to treat ,and give it the government ,is the minute that you are no longer a person but merely a catagory on a list of treat and don't treat. Boy I can't wait to go see the doctor in this system!!!
Thank God the Republicans are getting the facts out and informing the American People.
The more that learn the facts, the more are against it!
A large group from my area will attend any meeting we can to voice out disgust and disapproval or Obama's plan. It is no good.
Polls like this have NO meaning
Most Americans have little clue about the core principals of legislation such as this
Anyone who truly cares about us less affluent Americans, would certainly want good health care for everyone
It's only Big money, Insurance companies and those politicians who reap payoffs that appose this type of proposal
Take your health care proposal and shove it.
We don't want the garbage you are peddling.
OBAMA HAS REPEATEDLY STATED THAT HE WANTS A SINGLE PAYER, GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
Its not out of context, its not a lie or "misinformation." It is a FACT because HE SAID IT... in plain english.
So, was he lying then, or is he lying now?
The Dems might as well just ask us: "Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?"
Less coverage, less choice, long lines and government making choices on the health care...why is anyone for this?
There are better options. Check Senator Jim Demints health care proposal. That's the right one to go with.
Obamabots...do some research before you blindly follow another ridiculous government program that will forever in debt this country.
most of the elderly are misguided, they think they lose their coverage...but in fact, they do not know, how all these private insurance companies are robbing...it is a GOP biggest drama, we need to come out of it...and say yes on health care reform...nation needs it direly...ok...I got a conference call from richard burr's office, when most of the people asked about the questions, mr. burr said, I will put aside, and answer later...never answered...well, it is GOP's drama, and they go any further to stop...it...Democrats and including Bluedog dems..need to stay together and pass this health care reform...our nation needs it direly...people, poor, are suffering in america...wake up...guys...pass this health care reform...don't be misled...by GOP...writer is a highly educated one...god bless....
50 % support it, but 100% will have to pay for it.
What is it about the overwhelming desire of over 73% of americans to have a public option and choice don't you (CNN) understand. The New York times latest survey indicates when people are asked if they would like a Medicare type public option, the majority of respondents were in favor of the public option. The corporate media appears to be siding with the anti healthcare reformers and the right wingers. This is not a partisan issue. People are losing their healthcare all across the country and 18,000 are losing the lives. CNN and the corporate media should be unbiased in their reporting on this and other issues.
A biased poll. Most Americans say that they like their current plan and that the Government run alternative is no good.
Of course, with events ochestrated by the right-wing fringe to attack anyone supporting health care reform, one might think there really is a question of its necessity. This is not the case. Republicans oppose everything because they favor the status quo – great contributions from the insurance industry, big HMOs, and drug companies. And of course, they all have health care. People need to stand up to these right-wing thugs, and not take the bully's lip. Those who believe in health care need to contact their Congressmen, and fight back at these "town hall" paid-for shows.
What is real unfortunate is that there are so many lies and half truths floating around about health care reform that no one really knows what's in the bill.
The health care industry has already put over $200 million this year into lobbying against health care reform.
Split?!?!? As in 80-20 against it?
Let's give it a try, for a year or two and if it doen't work, let's can it.
I sure think Medicare is teriffic, and that's a "government program".
Hey, let's join the civilized world.
Keep your voices ringing Patriots! Go to these town halls whenever possible to scream some sense into the Democratic Liberal Representatives. Stop President Obama's 'socialist agenda'. There are some great BI-PARTISAN plans out there, so when you are shouting out... ask about giving Amercians a tax credit to buy their own coverage, and expanding choices for Americans. Oh, and how about reducing costs (aka saving money)?
President Obama is losing it... his ego is wounded... and his mirror of magnificence is tarnishing. We only want HIS POLICIES TO FAIL, he
is our President too (at least until 2012). Conservatives UNITE!!!
Obama has failed at everything unless you think that socializing our country is a success. He is not American, and he doesn't like 1/2 the country although he was supposedly elected to care for the entire population. His kind of policies are heading toward destruction of the USA. The 50% Americans over 50 are the taxpayers versus the 50% under 50 who are not the taxpayers. Also, those over 50 have learned more valuable life lessons than those under 50 and have a great deal more wisdom in all things. Just because we have educated our younger people does not make them wiser, just more book-learned. We've all been there and learned how to live life after college days.
I think the problem stems from Mr. Obama's aggressive time table for aggressive policy changes – we are all still waiting on his green job creation, his stimulus, for someone to execute a PIIP transaction. These types of bills are hundreds of pages long and this is too important a change to be shoved down everyone's throat to vote on in record time. Does anyone really know what the bills comprises? Maybe Mr. Obama should tackle one issue at a time, resolve it and move forward. The Economic recovery should be complete before going on to another project and allow both congress and the senate to digest what he is proposing.
I totally oppose this proposal for health care reform. I do not want to keep paying and paying and paying for government programs. Our taxes are way out of line now and will get much worse if we let the government keep spending, spending, spending. Let's stop this NOW. Times are bad and the government is making them worse. . . Quit taking away peoples motivation to get out and support themselves. The way things are getting, all they have to do is hold out their hands and they are given everything they need and not having any reason to go out and make a living for themselves. Stop the stupidity of the government. Get some new blood in the house and senate to change things and make our founding fathers proud.
I am over 50, so is my mother, so are many of my aunts and uncles; we all are in favor of the Public Not for Profit Option. Who are you polling? Older white people from the South?
We NEED healthcare reform but we don't NEED this Healthcare reform Bill. It is a terrible bill that they put together just to get something through. It is a terrible bill. They could have just passed a law to eliminate pre-exsisting condition clauses. Also close some holes in the umcompemsated care funding.
WHY are people against healthcare for all? WHY?
The republicans in the senate have excellent healthcare, so ask yourself WHY they don't want it for everyone.
It's politics as usual – and the republicans are using scare tactics based on lies and stirring up their supporters to vote against healthcare.
They want to destroy our president, and they will succeed unless the democrats, and the media, pushback against the lies.
Why isn't CNN investigating the lies and innuendo instead of helping spread them. And why is Lou Dobbs still spreading his birther crap?
Shame on you CNN for letting us down.
I do not see why anyone would be surprised at what Obama would do when he has access to what is left of the US Treasury. You wanted change and you got it.
Question, Why do the headlines continue to say Obama's Health Care plan. Don't you as a news organization know how Federal bills and laws are created in the USA. this is a president who has said he would sign a Health care bill if it has serveral points in it. This is congress health care bill (Dem's and Repub) those that chose to work on it, For the American people. So Congress you are not off the hook, Make a Health care bill that help the average Joe the common worker, create competition in the Health care industry (Free Market) across the country and state lines.
Last Wednesday, July 29th Rep. Blunt tried to push for an amendment which would make the President, Vice President and member of house and Senate would only be eligible to enroll in the public health insurance option being offered to American Citizens through the Health exchang. This was quickly tabled by the Democrats. They what to continue with the Cadillac of insurance as tax-payers we provide them and the rest of public get the Yugo plan. WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE MAJORITY SHOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE FEW!
I support Health Care Reform 100%. The current bill does not go far enough. National Health Care is the only answer.
Where are the repugs getting their information from........they say that 85% of americans do not want healthcare reform.
TORT REFORM – Keep the Lawyers out of the Doctor's Pocket.
Tort reform which no one in the Gov't is takling about, will reduce the cost of health care and let your Doctor practive real medicne.
Let's not blame the Insurance companies for trying to run a business.
If you don't like the insurance co. price/benefits, change your Insurance company. You have to "Shop the market".
In my State of NJ, we have guaranteed issue health insurance. Let the Federal Gov't Mandate the States that all AMERICANS will be accepted
without preexisting conditions.
When you turn 65 and are eligible for Medicare, you are guaranteed coverage with no preX.
Tort reform & Mandate the States to cover you, This will reduce the cost & increase competion.
This 60 year old Moderate will happily support any health care reform or option package. Our people need to have a program that guarantees their welfare. Just as it states in the constitution. How silly , selfish and misinformed have we Americans become. Please look within and find the soul that the lord has given us as Americans. We are not animals or wall street snakes...we are a people that will need to take of each more now than anytime in history . We have to turn this nonsense around and if anything in this new Global Economy take care of our people first.
We do understand the position of the health reform bills opponents, which depicts chronic capitalism which allows the previlaged few to flourish while the majority suffer i wish Obama good luck no matter how he might be unpopular with this decision Bush war was worse than this
President Obama is doing an excellent job on healthcare reform. I am surprised that any American who doesn't have healthcare would fight against it. The only Americans who treat this subject with disdain are the rich who already have excellent healthcare. Americans, wake up and get a grip! President Obama is trying to help us! Don't believe the lies of Republicans who are waiting on President Obama to fall. He is for Americans!!! He works for Us and on our behalf! QUIT FIGHTING HIM!!!
Ludwig, my schnauzer caught a cold while chasing squirrels in the rain at our favorite park.
Last night he sneezed.
And guess what happened?
Out fell a poll.
That was some sneeze.
Looks like that so called greatest generation is sticking it to the rest of us once again. As long as they get what they want they don't care about what's left for the rest of the country. I'm sick to death of boomers being blamed for everything. How about we stand up to these golden oldies and say no you can't have triple bi-pass when you're 85 years old on the public dime.
Holland appears to have lost sight of the 47 million Americans who DON'T HAVE healthcare coverage. Why does Holland think a majority of Americans are so self-absorbed that they only care about themselves?
I have private insurance, so no, I don't expect that healthcare reform will have a huge impact on my own situation. But this does not stop me from supporting the needs of others who don't have adequate coverage, or any coverage at all.
This conversation needs to shift from 'what are you doing for me' to 'what must be done to help others'?
The article states that opponents seem to feel more intensely about it than the supporters. That says a lot! Opponents know and understand the real implications of what is being proposed! The supporters who do not feel the same intensity, are obviously uninformed! Or those who really do not care what happens in this Country!
This is according to CNN's polls – check out the polls that are more evenly recorded between Democrats and Republicans. You will find this is untrue.
The reason for the generational divide is because older Americans are happy with their Medicare coverage. Note that this is a government program.
While I consider myself well read about a lot of political issues, I really have no idea what is contained in this healthcare overhaul bll. I only hear a lot of venom being spewed from both sides. Can some news organization please summarize the bill(s) and let us read and decide for ourselves?
There is nothing I hate more than some PAC or other group telling me what I should and shouldn't think. Also, I hate it when someone tries to scare me by telling me the gov't is going to kill me when I get too old. There is anything more UN-American than lying and preying on the fears of people.
how can anyone make up his mind with such a complete lack of details coming from the President.
CNN is moving more and more in the direction of FOX News. Stop with the misleading headlines. On your ticker this morning you said the %50 of Americans want Health Care Reform. That is blatantly incorrect. %72 of Americans want Health Care Reform. If %50 of Americans approve of how Obama is handling it, that's fine. But don't mislead people by stating that only %50 want Health Care Reform.
Your network is going downhill fast. Glad you want to appeal to the lunatic fringe "base" of the republican party. Hope that %20 will suffice. The rest of us are moving to MSNBC.
Apparently 45 percent constitutes a clear majority in the minds of the GOP demagogues. Whether they are uninformed or just mendacious, these are not the people we need to take our country forward.
I got it (hear sarcasm).
All you old people on Medicare want to keep your socialized medicine, while prohibiting it for the rest of us. Typical typical selfish, foolish, right-wing hypocrites !!
If Americans still think republicans are capable of making good decisions – after 8 years of proof that they republicans are both stupid and incompetent – well, Americans deserve to NEVER HAVE HEALTHCARE REFORM.
The US is the only industrialized country ran by insurance execs!!
And how can you oppose something that hasn't even been finalized? They are still in negotiations!!!
Another lie by the media. Americans are not split over President Obama's health care plan. It's more like 300 million Americans FOR the PLAN and several dozen scattered Rush Limbaugh fanatics running around like the three stooges being chased by the Keystone Cops trying to bring down the smartest President America ever had. Unlike Jarge DUH-bya Bahoosh the world's biggest idiot make believe small p president to ever wreck a nation nearly single handedly. Obama-Biden in 2012!!! Viva La Revolucion!
The majority of those angry old folks are set in their ways, fear change the most and have absolutely no clue about this issue. When you find seniors who refuse to allow government takeover of Medicare...you know they're bound for Sleep Acres Retirement Home.
The GOP fan the flames of mistrust and deceit then shrug their shoulders and claim innocence. Granted it may also reinforce the fact the GOP have no clue on what to do on any issue.
This country will be a better place once the boomers die off. Have a nice day!
president obama needs to spell it out in laymens terms for the seniors that are not internet savey, explaining in simple terms that the bill will only improve their wellbeing. the republicans have preached such gloom an doom without even reading the bill that people are now frieghtened because they don't know the truth.
Sad to say that the status quo has won... with such division anything meaningful will never be put into law. We should really thank the special interests and their lobbyists for the fine job they did for America. Why can't we move beyond profit and look to a common good?
Those over 50 are the good voters. Candidates know what that means.
Insurance Companies and lobbists have enough money to corrupt any pollster out there.
I don't know a single person who is for Obama's plan. I think we're all on board with the idea of affordable health care, but the two seem to completely different topics.
You know 50% support it, but the other 50% is not so clear cut. I think they are split again. Probably half are like these crazies at the town halls that just don't want any progress/change. The other half (and this is important) is people who think this health bill is not going to do enough. This poll is so deceiving. The question needs to be asked a different way as to not group together such very different groups. It suggests far more support for the opposition then actually exists.
Affordable health care is needed. I was a small business owner for 13 years and I can tell you that healthcare coverage was a great concern. My family coverage was $900 a month and if I want to include my employees I had to pay out of pocket each month $5500. I still had the out of pocket expense of $1500 before my coverage kick in to only cover 80% of the cost and I was responsible for the other 20%. Yes I had insurance, but the bottom line, it was expensive. If a government public option was available, it would have saved a large cost to my bottom line. I don't know about many of you and your situation, but a universal healthcare will be wonderful for the small business man or woman. I don't think it is a valid argument to say the only problem with universal health care that it would drive the cost of insurance down.
Any CNN poll (like any of those reported in the state run media) overstates support for Obama about 20% to 30%, otherwise they will be cut of from those cute pictures of the Obama kids by this thugocracy that is running the country.
i guess people over 50 have no problem burning there savings and morgaging there houses for health care
Polls also show the more people are educated on health-care reforms; the more they support it. This is no surprise when Americans are given the truth about the lies being told by right-wing "deathers" against seniors. The GOP should be ashamed of itself.
Americans deserve honest representation on health-care reforms in order to pass a reasonable public option supported by the majority of Americans.
another poll??????
Senior citizens are more weary of Obama's plans because they are the audience that republicans are targeting with their lies about healthcare reform. Also, they are less likely to use the web to follow news, which debunks the garbage that is constantly being spread by the GOP slime machine. Killing old people, paying for abortions, rationing healthcare, these are all lie tactics being used by the GOP and insurance companies. It's funny how these people dont realize how quickly they can be dropped if they get as serious illness like cancer. My family had to sue to get my dad's insurance company to pay for his medical treatment when he was diagnosed with cancer.
Polls, report cards (which will not be scientific), predictable political pundits spewing their talking points...and little actual news, investigative reporting about what the health care plan will mean nor about the Democratic Party's claims...that is what CNN has become.
Democracy depends on dialogue and an open. objective press and when one side choses to shout down and try to silence refusing to let them exercise their freedom of speech the other side we are left with tyranny!
This proposed government run health care plan is a joke. Our gov'mt can't run itself. It can't balance a budget, it can't fund social security which the people have already paid for -- and the gov'mt has already spent, it can't/won't oversee financial institutions, and it being in charge a system that decides who lives or dies is a scarey proposition. Vote NO!
Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.
Another state-controlled media spinning of the facts. The real statistics clearly show a MAJORITY of Americans are strongly against this monstrous healthcare reform, and these numbers are rapidly growing. Please report the real facts, not what the Obama administration tells you to spin.
What is wrong with people? I have health care, I pay dearly for it. The cost continue to grow, and I took a pay cut on top of it. For those who don't want Health care, you continue to want to pay more? I have seen the health care in Europe, and they do a good job, and you don't pay anymore then your nieghbor. I've worked for 25 years, and we don't deserve to pay more, my taxes are paid, and I want Universal Health Care, and I like Obama's plan, and I have read it, Have YOU? It makes sense, and allowing HMO's to steal your money for profit is sad!!! Wake up people....
Younger Americans are flexible and not afraid of change....They understand that the GOP has launced another swiftboating surge to defeat healthcare again (attempt at deja vu/Clinton era) and have chosen to reject it....
Older Americans tend to be 'set' in their ways/traditions, and more susceptible to propaganda being thrown out by Republicans.....They are more apt to believe that the government will try to kill them off, control their healthcare, etc.....They fall prey to old tactics, and will end up being hurt by the same Republicans they trusted to protect and fight for them......Such a sad distortion of reality.....
We need healthcare reform but not a Government takeover of the system. A good first step would be to remove current restrictions that do not allow insurance companies to sell outside of their state. I also like the idea of private insurance and tax vouchers this would allow more people to pool their insurance into larger groups and would help lower costs and take the burden off of businesses.
Lastly grants to improve IT capabilities and “light regulations” to control over charging and provide protection for consumers should really help.
america needs more manufacturing inside the country. there are lot of people who are willing to do those jobs.
I'm not one bit split about it - the plan is a big lie designed to suck even more dollars out of commoners for the benefit of a rich, idol few.
It is most popular with the young americans because they don't have a clue what they are voting for. All they think is free and government is a continuation of mommy and daddy taking care of them. Old people don't want it because they know it is an early death sentence where they will be denied care.
Again I say that there is a lot of LIES and misinformation out there. As well as GOP fear-mongering!
Just yesterday on the Rick Sanchez blog, he had an article about Rep. Virginia Foxx, who is saying that "Section 1233 of House Resolution 3200" ......... "would kill off Senior Citizens!" When the TRUTH IS that HR 3200 actually offers HELP to Seniors in getting "their end of life issues resolved" such as: medical power of attorney, their LIVING WILL...... etc!
When I read the article about Rep. Foxx, I was outraged by the constant LIES and FEAR MONGERING by the GOP!
SHAME ON THE GOP FOR SCARING OUR SENIORS!
Those younger generation folks who support this have a difficult time 1) thinking they will be in need of medical care and 2) envisioning what it will be like to be denied care or to be waitlisted or "counseled" when they are old.
they're somewhat misleading here because those that oppose THIS reform aren't against reform. heck even the insurance industry is FOR reform. They just don't want LIBERAL type reforms like Obama, peLIEsi and Reid want.
2010 can't come fast enough to sweep most of these jokers out of office.
Hockey puck. Every pole except the one CNN is reporting on have the majority of the American people against obummers government run health care program.
People need to start talking about their experiences with insurance companies. They need to talk about how the insurance companies have denied their claims based on pre-existing conditions. They need to talk about how they are going bankrupt because they got sick. I also find it interesting how people are easily scared by rich people. Why do people think rich people and insurance companies are fighting so hard to stop health care reform. It is because of the size of profits they are making from health insurance. If you do not believe me than look up the profits from health insurance providers. Educate yourself! Don't believe all the scare tactics. I used to work at an insurance company and trust me they have people dedicaded to looking through medical records to deny claims based on pre-existing conditions. If people would like information about what everything means in their health policy they can call a health insurance advocate. I encourage people to call and advocate and then tell me if you are one illness away from bankrupcy.
a Quinnipiac poll a month ago showed that Americans favored President Obama's approach as compared to Republicans by a margin of 20%. Now, that's down to 10%. Any guess what it'll get ot by the time the recess is over?
CNN, why don't you present right and left talking points. Instead, what I see from the cast is a mish mosh of wishy washy. A lot of questioning comes straight from conservative critics of our President. What about talking about how this will help the country. How about askin any GOP congressman why they haven't done anything about reform and still plan on doing nothing?
When a nation needs to mobilize for a cause, when does money come into play. It didn't for the 2 wars and Bush tax cuts. Why now?
CNN, if you don't stand for something, you will fall for everything.
I do not want any healthcare bill paid for out of tax dollars that also includes illegal immigrants. Why don't we just open the floodgates and invite the rest of the world to come here and live free of charge, as we pay for everything? Sure, we're all making SO much that we can all afford it! Are the Democrats that out of touch with just how bad this economy is?
Unfortunately, some believe all the lies, distortions, filth put out by
the GOP and medical related lobbyists groups.
I have never seen a political party stoop to the level the republicans have, and, am flabbergasted they have the ignorance to brag about it.
Americans, we must let these dishonorable, unAmerican, distrustful
so called leaders know how much we disturbed with their gutter
actions. Their swiftboating did not work before and we must not let
it now. They are out to destroy us and our country,
I am 100% for it. I for one have actually read it and I and my family would be better off with that plan than what we have now.
"A majority of Americans over the age of 50 oppose Obama's plan; a majority of those under 50 support it."
The majority over the age of 50 would likely be medicare recipients. How can they not be satisfied with the current medicare system, it is so efficient and effective for the care provided per dollar spent!
Here is a hint for those that don't care enough to do any research. Directly from the GOA 7 cents of every dollar of medicare tax revenue goes straight to "administrative services" within the Federal Government before the revenue is even made available to fund medical services from providers.
If 7 cents on every dollar you deposit in the bank was used for "bank administrative" costs before it hit your account, How long would you keep banking there?
Government is never more efficient than the private sector except at spending your tax dollars!
Do you think that's because the younger voters realize that the health care system is unsustainable as it exists now??? That the younger voters CANNOT afford $1200.00 per month for heath insurance? That they would like to be able to change jobs? That they would like to select their own physicians, not have some HMO tell you what clinic and doctor you may see?
So senior citizens, who are already guaranteed government-insured health care, oppose a plan that would extend coverage to all Americans... nice.
I'm an advocate of healthcare reform but Obama's plan is not the one to do it. Without a single payor platform any healthcare reform plan does nothing to reign in consts and will be a failure. As a lifelong Democrat it saddens me that we have squandered a once in a life time opportunity and elected the wrong man for the job.
So then the question becomes-Who is more likely to show up at the ballot boxes an cast a VOTE on Election Day in 2010? The young people or the Seniors? My bet is on the SENIORS!
Obama doesnt even know whats in this bill and the 50 % for it dont know either! What do you expect? Why cant the people for a government plan understand the pros and cons rather than the dillusional possibility of greatness for all? Greatness and utopia for all is not possible.
If the insurance companies are so successful why are they so afraid of a public option ? These profit-driven companies are actually spending over 1.4 MILLION A DAY to oppose Obama's plans and pay people to disrupt town hall meetings.
That's because seniors already have universal care and universal unemployment! Stop being greedy; we're paying for your social security AND your healthcare already.
If this is about "our children and grandchildren," why don't we listen to them? They are far more aware of what's going on in this world then a retiree stuck in the McCarthy era.
Obama is acting stupidly by not validing that 50% of AMERICA doesn't want his health care plan.
He is trying to sell something that he did not write. It harder to sell the product than an Idea if you do not know the product. Th Health Care program is changing everyday.
In the 1980, The Army had an idea call the Bradley Infantry vehicle, on paper it was a great Idea but too many Generals and Congress people wanted to add their 2 cents. By the time it hit the field, it was the worst vehicle ever. It took line level infantry soldier to complain for the Army to change the design back to what we needed to figth and win.
The Health Care program is the new Bradley. What OB was talking about last year is not what we are going to get if we get anything. I belive he program is dead in the water. Sad, just sad.
I am over 50 and I support it. I am disabled and my wife makes $65,000 a year with good insurance AND we still spend every penny we have on my medical care. My wife and I both worked for almost thirity years and saved a lot of money, but when I became disabled every penney was spent on my care in spite of us having "good' insurance. SOMETHING IS WRONG.
LIES! Americans aren't split over this decision; it's the 5% that want something for nothing....ACORN, etc.
There's no generational split. The split is between those that work for a living, pay their insurance premiums and receive their deserved healthcare (85% of the nation) against the radical fringe and highly corrupt support base of Obama; where the majority are already heavily subsidized by the government...ACORN, SIEU, and the like are wanting to convert this country into a nanny state. For some reason "Profit, Sucess, and Hard work," are now dirty, terms...instead the country's settling for taking from those that have "made it," and handing it over to the undeserving.....If health costs were so out of control, how come there are so many blacks and hispanics having so many kids? Who's paying for this? Who? It's a ruse to gain power and control by the obama administration.
Americans ARE NOT split on health care. Americans WANT UNIVERSAL healthcare. It's the GOP and media that keep acting like some don't. Only the lobbyists and wealthy don't. Ask any other normal American and they want universal healthcare.
Our politicians have state funded "socialist" health care. How about they give up their healthcare and then we can talk. I want UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE. The insurance companies are criminals and care nothing for the people's health. I don't even mind if my taxes go up some to help pay for it. I just want to know when I get old and sick or even if I get sick now I will have a fighting chance like other civilized countries. In the U.S. they will cast you into the streets if you get sick and can't pay. That is horrible.
If you can afford heathcare now, just wait, with the costs rising and rising with no end in sight, you'll be next on the chopping block. You might beable to pay for monthly premiums however can you afford to pay the balance owed after insurance refuses to pay? Just a matter of time when NO ONE will beable to afford medical attention. Who will speak for you then? We need reform NOW!
"In any health care system, tough decisions that affect individual patients — such as which people get certain treatments and which treatments are too expensive or ineffective — must be made. The poll suggests that Americans are split on who they prefer to make such choices, with 40 percent saying it should be the insurance companies and an equal amount feeling that the government should make the call."
Err....what about DOCTORS? I would MUCH rather have a system in which a DOCTOR and not some money handler makes decisions about my health. In the current system we have, unless you can afford to pay directly, doctors are just tools.
I have insurance. I have met my $2,000.00 yearly deductable. Insurance has refused to pay most of the balance owed. Bankruptcy is my next move. I don't know why in the world I paid out for monthly preiums when nothing was covered.
It's funny that according to this poll, senior citizens are the most opposed to healthcare for all considering they are the biggest benefactor of entitlement programs. This makes me very angry in that we all support taking care of our senior citizens, and here they are, out there screaming the loudest about socialism and don't think the rest of america should have a choice in having a public option. Reminds me of the woman who was screaming about Obama turning this country into a socialist country, and here she was getting SSI and bragging about not paying taxes because she was too poor. I just don't get why folks are so ignorant of facts and the definition of socialism, communism, liberalism, conservatism, or any of the ism's. Here's a challenge to all those who are getting taxpayer entitlements that hate Obama's healthcare/domestic policies..Give up your medicare and close out your bank accounts so you can't receive those evil liberal SS benefits. You'll feel better about actually walking the talk (not being a hypocrit) and we might reduce the federal deficits at the same time.
Interesting results.....the over 50 crowd have a more vested interest in health care...the likelihood of having one or more illnesses is high...while the under 50 health crisis decreases..common sense.
So from my take I would say you (health care agenda) need to focus on the writing., stating, what are the assuarnces for good medical care for the over 50. That should be the message right now.
Well I am not over 50 and I strongly oppose this healthcare bill. Give kudos to the Obama Administration on their ability to sell their Healthcare scam. They are relentless in their push for the unabashed Obama goal of the Secular welfare state. He wants the US to mirror some of our European friends.
Pres. Obama needs to get on TV and let us know the straight poop on how his plan would work. Even if he has to do a "Ross Perot" and use charts comparing his proposed plan with what we have now and how it will save dollars. Perhaps he can dispel some of the fears and questions that people have, especially Sr. citizens who seem to be not so keen on his plan. Seniors have little enough money coming in and sure don't need any more expense with their health care.
Today it's the poor, tomorrow it will be the rest of us. Heathcare is becoming a heavy burden for most Americans. God help us all.
americans are no tsplit over this issue. those that oppose it are the ones that have medical insurance and are somehwt happy with it and that is equal to 85%. 85% cnn get your numbers straight.
And the manufactured horror stories keep coming from the Republicans. They would rather see this plan that would help so many fail rather than admit that a Democrat (and a black man at that) has a better idea.
I know of so many that will not go the doctor simply because they cannot afford it. My heart goes out to these individuals, they truly are forgotten in our society. America is becoming sad.
So now it's Obama's plan. That's about right, because we don't know what is in it, and won't be told. Until the bill comes. The government can't run a hurry-up clunker car program effectively, and we should trust them with the lives of our families? "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you," is a truism that seems to be forgotten.
I don't believe these POLLS are accurate. I have read and talked to many many people and ALL agree that a National or Socialized Health care system IS NOT in the best interests of the TAX PAYING American people.
Where are these Poll numbers coming from? I wonder WHO is digging up these numbers ! Sure makes one think! The Democrates ( and Some Republicans ) will do ANYTHING to ingratiate themselves with the guy in the White House. You'd think he knew what he was doing. Most of these Cong and Senators have some experience and knowledge of this problem and viable possible solutions that won't take ten years to implement.
The Congressmen and Senators we the people elected are NOT LISTENING TO US! HELLO there! You will be up for re-election sooner that you think. WE HAVE LONG MEMORIES I HOPE. You won't be able to ride in on anyone's coat tails this time!
People under 50 just don't know where it's at. They have a lot of mistakes to make before they reach the level of wisdom of over-50ers.
Split Support? Bush won the presidency by a slimmer margin
Simpy put – the youngins on koolaide don't know any different. Most of them thought by now they would have a free house and free insurance – but they will wait. They see nothing wrong because they have no clue on what the word 'consequences' means. In years to come, when Obama is tagged a worse President than was Jimmy Carter – only then will the koodaide drinkers wake up and go duh – guess we made a mistake!
THE doctors and medical clinics will not accept medicare now. what more do they intend to do to destroy our medical insurance.
In reality the breakdown is like this;
Hard working taxpayers...OPPOSE
Freeloaders,illegals malpractice attys, socialists et al.....SUPPORT
About a 60 / 40 ratio and Obama still wants to jam it down our throats!
Wake up America before it's too late!
yes I support the president plan! He campaigned on promise to try his best to give all Americans health ins like congress! Now since he's doing t yall wants icize him.Its seems like the Rethugs dont want American people to have what they have! President Obama is working for the will of the people and thats what we voted for! I praise his efforts and I work for the fed gov and whats wrong with people wanting what we I have and Im under 40! The so call blue dogs I guarantee if yall make this fell for him you will be voted out of office by the majority of this party! Dont let scare tactics, right wing GOP's disrupt the mission of our beloved President! By the way, why isnt anyone calling out Glenn Beck for his accusations that our President is a racist against white folks! His cabinet is is mostly whites. !n townhal mtgs, bring ex of people that seriously nd hlthcare reform and let them and testify how they lost loved ones, denied coverage, lost ins due to loss, and etc! Lets debateaceful manner and be explained hw ll work! go getem Mr President
To my knowledge, the Federal Government runs three health care programs: VA, Medicaid, and Medicare. I am not so sure those programs are getting rave reviews. Remember, this is the same Federal Government that has 130 pages of rules for Cash for Clunkers – 130 pages to trade in a car. How many rules will there be for your routine physical, cancer screening, or triple bypass? I guess if you have no other choice then complicated, expensive and crappy health care is better than nothing. But let me opt out.
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 31% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-nine percent (39%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -8.
I thought nobody new the details of the proposals, not even the majority of the congress. How do people support or oppose the reform if they don't even have any knowledge? What's the cost? How's the government going to pay for it? What's the impact on current employer-sponsored health insurance? Right and Left in this country really enjoy fighting with each other!
We believe health care reform that includes a public option is important and necessary. I am very upset by Republicans blantant attemtps at misinformation and fear. It;s un-American.
Well, just like during the election, young, informed people support Obama's plan, while older people who are more averse to change and easier to scare by GOP lies are against it. It is sad that there are so many politicians and pundits in America who use health care as a political football when millions of people are going broke and some even dying due to the cost and inadequacy of the current system.
Even if you want to keep health care DELIVERY private (if you are concerned about quality) I do not understand how private, for-profit INSURANCE helps? There have been many cases where their bureaucrats deny coverage just to have the patient die later, so why do people think they are any better than government bureaucrats? They just create more paperwork, charge more, and cannot be booted out in an election if they do a bad job.
I would be interested in seeing the actual questions these people are asked. Unfortunately, until the actual PLAN is complete, there is no way to tell the public ALL of the details of the PLAN.
The media needs to shut the hell up until there is an actual plan from congress to present to the American public.
And 50% of those polled do not pay any taxes , opps the article forgot to mention that part
It's only natural that the young generation would support the obama plan. They have been educated by the likes of Bill Ayers, Sol Alinsky, Ward Churchill, Professor Gates and others. They attended churches listening to the likes of the America hating Rev. Wright, obama's mentor. The world owes them and as good little socialists they will do whatever is necessary to collect their due.
What Obama proposals!?? Congress is leading the proposals, not Obama.
But nice try with the bias word semantics in your progressive polling techniques..
Why the premature polling? The respective health care bills are still working their way through committee and are nowhere close to final! The bluster on both sides needs to just stop so that a bill can be made and then reviewed by the American people. Would you yell at a waiter and tell him the food is terrible before you even looked at the menu? I don’t mind waiting a bit to have this done right, but I don’t believe that screaming and elected officials is the way for honest discussion.