50% Favor Obama Health Reform Plan, 45% Oppose It
Voters remain closely divided over the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, with a high level of intensity on both sides of the issue.
June 2009
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June 29, 2009
June 19, 2009
Americans Evenly Divided Over Urgency of Health Care Reform
Forty-four percent (44%) of Americans say the Obama administration should wait on health care reform until the economy improves.
June 15, 2009
41% Favor Public Sector Health Care Option, 41% Disagree
Forty-one percent (41%) of American adults believe it would be a good idea to set up a government health insurance company to compete with private health insurance companies. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that an identical number (41%) disagree.
June 12, 2009
Americans Support Universal Health Coverage, But Not If It Covers Illegal Immigrants
Eighty percent (80%) of U.S. voters oppose providing government health care coverage for illegal immigrants as part of the health care reform package that is working its way through Congress.
June 3, 2009
46% Want Health Reform Now, 45% Say Wait Until Economy Improves
Voters remain closely divided on the urgency for health care reform, given the troubled state of the economy.
June 1, 2009
Congressional Consensus on Health Care Gets Mixed Reviews from Public
The Politico reports that “the broad outlines of a consensus plan” have emerged for health care reform. While acknowledging that there are “no guarantees,” the influential Washington newspaper says that the consensus is built around guidelines that assume “all Americans would be guaranteed access to health insurance. In fact, they’d probably be required to purchase it.”
