Public Health Care Reform Opposition Withers

Public support for health care repeal plummets: AP poll
A survey by Gallup found that on Jan. 7, one day before the shootings, Americans supported Repeal by a margin of 46 to 40 percent. But the nation remains deeply divided over the law. Overall, 40 percent in the AP-GfK poll said they support it, while 41 percent were less than pleased, some of whom thought it doesn't go far enough. The shift in Public Opinion doesn't appear likely to sway the outcome of a Repeal vote slated for this week. The GOP bill, titled "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care...

Ten benefits Americans will lose if health care reform is repealed
This week the Republicans in the House of Representatives are expected to vote on a bill that would Repeal all of the Health Care reform package passed last year by the Democrats.  The Republicans have offered nothing to replace the Affordable Care Act, saying they will instead figure out new solutions in the coming months.  While the prospects for Repeal grow much dimmer in the Senate, anything that passes out of the House at least has to be considered seriously.  In addition, Re...

Only 1 In 4 Americans Want Health Care Repeal; 43% Want Stronger Reform
The poll finds that 40 percent of those surveyed said they support the law, while 41 percent oppose it. Just after the November congressional Elections, opposition stood at 47 percent and support was 38 percent. As for Repeal, only about one in four say they want to do away with the law completely. Among Republicans support for repeal has dropped sharply, from 61 percent after the elections to 49 percent now. Also, 43 percent say they want the law changed so it does more to re-engineer the healt...

With repeal vote imminent, opposition to health reform law softens
As House Republicans plan to Repeal the Healthcare Reform law this week, strong opposition to the law fell to the Lowest Levels in more than a year, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. While Americans remain divided on the reform law, strong feelings against one of President Obama’s key achievements appear to have diminished, the poll said. Thirty percent strongly oppose the reform law, the lowest percentage since September 2009, while Congress was still crafting the Legislation. ...

Column: Looking back at health-care reform from 2030
Good morning, class. Today's topic, as you know, is "The Evolution of the American Health-Care System" between 2010 and 2030. Before we begin, either turn off your iGlasses or make sure they're not set to holographically project whatever you're daydreaming. I did not like last week's glimpse into Alexa's subconscious. As you're aware, 2010 was a turning point for the American health-care system: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law. It was a clunky piece of legislat...

AP poll: Opposition to health care law eases
WASHINGTON -- As lawmakers shaken by the shooting of a colleague return to the Health Care debate, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds raw feelings over President Barack Obama's overhaul have subsided. Ahead of a vote on Repeal in the GOP-led House this week, strong opposition to the law stands at 30 percent, close to the Lowest Level registered in AP-GfK surveys dating to September 2009. The nation is divided over the law, but the strength and intensity of the opposition appear diminished. The...

House GOP Prepares to Override Wishes of 70%+ of Americans on Health Care
This week, House Republican'ts are planning to vote on repealing Health Care reform Legislation. Of course, the whole thing's a charade, for two reasons: 1) it has no chance of getting through the Senate or being signed into law by President Obama; 2) Republicans have no Health Care plan of their own (not counting the one they're about to vote on, which is largely modeled after the Republicans' 1993/94 alternative to what they called "Hillarycare"). But be that as it may, Republicans are moving...

Poll: Americans want compromise
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Most people want to see Compromise among political leaders in Washington, a National Poll indicates. A McClatchy-Marist Poll said 71 percent of those asked want to see Compromise in Washington, but nearly 25 percent disagree, saying Congressional Republicans should maintain their position, even if it results in a stalemate with Democrats. "Voters have taken notice of recent legislative successes," said Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institut...

Boehner's new word choice
Washington (CNN) - As evidence of a slight rhetorical shift, House Speaker John Boehner abandoned labeling the current Health Care law as "job killing," and instead called it "job crushing" and "job destroying" in a new message posted on his webpage. "Repealing the job crushing Health Care law is critical to boosting Small Business Job Creation and growing The Economy," Boehner wrote in the post. Boehner also said "job destroying" in his closing remarks at the GOP retreat Saturday. After suspend...

House Dems to hold hearing on reform law's protections
As House Republicans plan to Repeal the Healthcare Reform law this week, their Democratic counterparts are staging a hearing on Tuesday where individuals will testify in favor of consumer protections included in the reform law. The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee is billing the hearing as the only one in which “parents of young Children and young adults, Americans with pre-existing medical conditions, Small Business owners and seniors will have the opportunity to testify abou...

GOP lacks clear health-care plan
With the House preparing to vote this week on whether to Repeal the health-care law, the chamber's new Republican majority is confronting a far more delicate task: forging its own path to expand medical coverage and curb costs. This Story GOP lacks clear health-care plan Democrats mount second sales pitch on health-care law as Republicans seek repeal House clears way for health-care Repeal vote GOP outlines plan to Repeal Health Care overhaul View All Items in This Story View Only Top Items i...

Cameron Brands NHS 'Second Rate' in Gaffe...
David Cameron faced an embarrassing political row today after branding the NHS 'second rate' as he launched the biggest shake-up of the service in its history. The remarks came during an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme as he attempted to promote his flagship policy. 'I don't think we should put up with a second rate - with coming second best,' he said, quickly correcting himself. 'We should aim to be the best.' He said later: 'I think if you listen to the interview, I immediately sai...

Americans opposition to Obama health care laws decreasing: survey
It turns out Americans are easing their opposition to the new Health Care Legislation after all - but most would like some things changed. As Republicans are garnering support for their upcoming vote to Repeal the legislation, a new Associated Press-GFK poll showed that strong opposition to the law is at 30% - the Lowest Level of opposition since September of 2009. The law is unlikely to be repealed thanks to a Democratic majority in the Senate, but was a strong campaign platform for many ...

Public opinion on health care law rises
Ahead of a vote on Repeal in the GOP-led House this week, strong opposition to the law stands at 30 percent, close to the Lowest Level registered in AP-GfK surveys dating to September 2009. The nation is divided over the law, but the strength and intensity of the opposition appear diminished. The law expands coverage to more than 30 million Uninsured, and would require, for the first time, that most people in the United States carry Health Insurance. The poll finds that 40 percent of those surve...

House GOP targeting key health reform component, the medical loss ratio
The House GOP knows that while they have enough members to vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act this week, the effort dies in the Senate. Even if it could get through the Senate, it would be vetoed by President Obama. So they're working on individual pieces to chip away at the provisions of the bill, including a critical one that went into effect January 1: requiring that insurers spend at least 80 percent of the premium dollars they take in on actual health services, rather than overhead or ...

Public opposition to health overhaul seen as easing
WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan this week to fulfill a Tea Party movement priority: trying to Repeal the Health Care law passed by Democrats last year. But the pace and Rhetoric of the drive have cooled in recent days, with lawmakers shaken by the attack on a colleague who backed the new law. GOP leaders acknowledge that the Senate is certain to block a Repeal of the health overhaul championed by President Obama, but they vowed to make good on their resolution to challenge it in the R...

UK government plans major health care reform
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday waded into terrain where past British Governments have foundered, promising fundamental changes to the country's expensive and over-stressed Public Health care system. Cameron said the reforms would cut red tape and improve treatment, but critics claim they will cause chaos and could lead to backdoor privatization of the much-criticized but widely popular National Health Service. The British leader, whose Conservative Party heads the country...

Political truce ends as Republicans eye health fight
Ending a political truce decreed after a bloody attack on one of their own, lawmakers plunge back into the fray this week with Republicans taking on the White House on Health Care and spending. US President Barack Obama's foes have set the stage for a vote Wednesday to Repeal his signature Health Care overhaul and were to step up their efforts to tighten the government's belt even as they agree to raise the US Debt ceiling. Republican House Speaker John Boehner, speaking to his party's annual ...

Herrera plans to scrap healthcare reform
 Jamie Herrera is the Tea Party’s new congresswoman in the 3rd district.  This district covers southwest Washington including Thurston County. She replaces Brian Baird who did not run.  Denny Heck gave her a good fight but could not keep up with the barrage of negative ads that Herrera’s very well funded campaign was throwing at him.  The first significant action she intends is to Repeal the Health Care Reform Legislation which the Democrats passed in the previous...

Gallup poll: Republican support falling
As the new Health Care law has begun to take effect, and Republican plans to continue to work to Repeal Health Care reform may be backfiring. Americans are realizing that the Health Care reform laws not as horrible as they were lead to believe. According to a new poll reported on MSNBC, only 30% of the electorate is now strongly opposed to “Obamacare.” Overall support for the republican party is falling. A recent Gallup survey said only 13% of Republicans are happy with the direction...

Jim Worth: An Unhealthy Debate: Again
The Repeal of the Healthcare Bill will add $230 billion to the Deficit! House Republicans are threatening to repeal the HealthCare Bill--and replace it! At the end of their first week in office the new majority will, as they've promised in their Pledge to America, vote to repeal ObamaCare--the Healthcare Bill that took a long and difficult year to pass. Unfortunately, what finally emerged was a weakened Compromise; a skeleton of real reform, forced upon the American People by the Obstructionis...

It's about Republicans' political future, not about their country
EJ Dionne writes that we have moe important things to do than revisit the Affordable Care Act in an attempt to Repeal it, given a repeal's sure-fire rejection by the Senate and president.  Republicans aren't even up-front about the Legislation they're trying to repeal, creating false standards for Legislation which is being phased in slowly -- over a period of years. ...Perhaps they should explain why it's fair to hold the 10-month-old health-care law to this standard whi...

Insurance changes to be phased in
One of the biggest changes in Health Care reform is requiring Americans to have Health Insurance. North Dakota, like the rest of the country, is implementing changes in how health Insurance is provided. Most of the changes affect people who are Uninsured. "There's going to be more government involvement," North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm said. "Likely, premiums will increase for people in North Dakota and the country." Premiums will likely increase because of the elimination of the ...

More about those high risk pools
As a follow-up to an earlier post, my Kaiser Health News high-risk pools piece is now up. Yeah the Pre-existing Condition Insurance plans are problematic, embarrassingly under-funded stop-gap measures. Their inherent complexities create many administrative challenges and glitches. Yet this effort is taking more than its share of cheap shots, too. Conservative health policy expert John Goodman presents one of the toughest critiques. Noting the high-risk pools’ low initial enrollment, he con...

Tick, tick, tick: The cost of Obamacare is a time bomb
In fighting against ObamaCare Repeal this week, Democrats portray their Health Care law as a money saver, claiming Republicans would add to the Deficit by abolishing the Legislation. But in their franker moments, the bill's authors admit that "reform" could be something of a Time Bomb that will cause exploding Health Care costs down the line. One top Senate aide plainly stated last summer, "This is a coverage bill, not a cost reduction bill." The time-bomb nature of ObamaCare was presaged by Mit...