Gallup Poll: Benefits of Healthcare Reform a Tough Sell for Americans

Gallup ^ | July 29, 2009 | Editors

[MaestroLC]

Key Points:

Impact on cost: A top selling point by the administration for the Democrat bills in Congress is that their legislation will reduce costs. People aren’t buying it.

· By two to one (34-18) Americans believe the cost of their health care will go up. · 45 percent believe costs will go up nationally and only 14 percent see a reduction in costs nationally

Impact on care: While respondents are more optimistic about the impact nationally, more Americans believe the health care legislation will worsen their own medical care than improve it.

· 34 percent believe their own health care will worsen while only 26 percent believe it will be improved; 29 percent believe it will make no change at all · 34 percent also believe that the legislation will worsen medical care nationally, though 44 percent believe it will improve. Only 24 percent of Independents believe their own medical care will be improved

Impact on access: Here again, respondents were more pessimistic about the impact on their own care (important) than the national impact.

· More Americans believe the legislation would reduce their access to health care (29) than expand it (21); 39 percent believed it would make no change · Less than half (47) believe that access to health care would be expanded nationally, while 29 percent say it would reduce access and 13 percent believe it would have no effect. Only 29 percent of Democrats believe it would improve their own access to health care

[MaestroLC]

Poll conducted July 24-25, 2009.

The bottom line is that this poll indicates that Obama's prime-time July 22 presser backfired and has increased opposition. It is devastating for Dems.

[Boiling Pots]

This is why they need to pass this dung heap now.

[Tarpon]

When the lies become obvious to the average person, the magic smoke has exited the room, the shuck and jive works no more.

Hey if it’s got problems, let me remix those lies for you and see if it’s better. Same old tennis match, seen it before, bye.

The public has left the room.

[screaminsunshine]

Do not worry they will. And cap and trade. We are dealing with a rouge government gone wild.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Some of what goes on in Congress

This is a YouTube video that was made of US Rep. Tom Price-6th Dist. on Wednesday. Tom is a member of the House Healthcare Committee, and the video was shot in the Wed. Committee meeting. Please share this with everyone you know.............this healthcare legislation MUST be defeated. Please share this video. Tom has said that our Constitution is being burned right before our very eyes. We must, Democrats and Republicans alike, let our “leaders” know that this plan is unacceptable.
There has to be a better way than a government takeover! If the Government takes over, it will be one of the most colossal blunders in the history of this Nation!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD_YOlUBoIk

[BossLady]

I second that!!! Excellent and passionate points made!

[St. Louis Conservative]

I can’t wait to see the polls during and after the August recess once protests have been held at townhalls and all the various interest groups opposed to socialized healthcare have weighed in and picked apart the bill piece by piece.

[mel]

Dream on, it sounds like it is a done deal

[Frantzie]

Well at least like Soylent Green - somebody’s former granny will be powering my Yugo.

When I get to the Citgo/Chavez/Obama gas station - I will fill up with soylent green. When I shop at Kroger/Obama grocery store - I will buy soylent green.

McDonalds/Obama arches will sell soylent green kids meals.

The illegal aliens will move into granny’s home, spend her money and get her soc security and medicare. Hope & Change.

I bet someone will miss this granny. The Obama asprin just could not heal her broken hip and high blood pressure.

[556x45]

I don’t know...if our vaulted representatives care to talk w/ the folks at home during the recess they might get quite the earful. Whether they care to heed the ‘advice’ is up to them. If not they should probably make arrangements for a non-govt job after the next election cycle.

[MrB]

I plan on being at the townhalls here.
I think he’s dreading coming home.

[screaminsunshine]

I am so disgusted. Beyond disgusted. The Government has abandoned the constitution. This is as bad as the civil war and just as much is at stake. This house of cards is going down.

[Venturer]

Ther are no benefits to the 280 million Americans who have health care insurance. The only ones who benefit will be those without insurance and illegal aliens.

and of course the government ans they take theirs off the top.

[Uncle Hal]

Folks, remember Gallup and other MSM polls are heavily weighted towards the Democrats. Rasmussen is the only poll I trust.

[Oldpuppymax]

Is that really the title of the poll/article? Gee, I wonder where Gallup corp. stands??!!

[TwelveOfTwenty]

From what I've been hearing on the talk shows, the "reforms" have been whittled down to the point where we'll have what we have now, but with more regulations and $900.000.000 in taxes over 10 years to cover the uninsured, so that up to 95% of Americans will be covered by 2014.

I'm not saying we won, but this is probably better than what many were expecting.

[vpintheak]

Have no fear Americans. It WILL get pushed down our throats if we want it or not. Our benevolent democrap and sissy republocant (who of course are smarter and know what is best for us) overlords will ensure it. It is simply a matter of time.

[nomad]

It may get even harder if we join the planned anti commie care rallies planned for the congressional recess,for info go to http://recessrally.com they even have a great information finder with office,e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and a previous voting record finder for past house and senate bills. Check it out.