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Toplines - Health Care - October 20-21, 2009
See Article National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters By Rasmussen Reports 1* Suppose the cost of health care services were brought under
control. What would happen if the price of health care services went down?
Would people spend less on health care or would they buy more health care
services? 31% People
would spend less on healthcare 42% They would buy more health care services 27% Not
sure 2* Should employers and individuals buying health insurance be
allowed to buy insurance plans across state lines? Or, should they only be
allowed to buy plans approved for their state? 73% Employers
and individuals should be allowed to buy insurance plans across state lines 20% They should only be allowed to buy plans approved for their
state 7% Not sure 3*
Anti-trust laws are intended to prevent companies and other business entities
from working together in ways that limit competition. For more than 100 years,
health insurance companies have been exempt from anti-trust laws. Should the
law be changed so that health insurance companies are subject to anti-trust
regulations? 65% Yes 4* What
would do more to reduce health care costs—more free market competition between
insurance companies or more government regulation? 66% More free market competition 23% More
government regulation 10% Not
sure 5* Which would be better… passage of the bill working its
way through Congress or no health care reform passed by Congress this year? 39% Passage of the bill working its way through Congress 49% No healthcare reform passed by Congress this year NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |