Health Reform Popular in Poll
The Kaiser Family Foundation conducts a poll every month specifically addressing health care and health insurance. What they discover in this poll is a look inside how people are feeling right now about the health industry, and it gives a pretty good idea how folks are on health reform.
This April poll was reported by Medical News Today, some of the results are: 59% say the health care reform is becoming more important now, 36% avoided regular office visits to doctors or dentists due to high costs, 26% had an individual within their home who struggled with health care bills this past year, 71% would be OK with having taxes raised on high income American to help pay for health care reform, 67% strongly or somewhat favor some type of national health insurance plan to provide competition with private plans.
Public opinion is becoming more obvious now as in regards to the actions being taken regarding health care and health insurance reform. In addition, many more are feeling the weight of the rising costs in health care.
The political process is thrilled to see these results as it helps them in their goal for health care reform. With the majority seemingly on their side, according to the Kaiser poll, there’s a possibility for history making legislation regarding a far reaching health care reform.
Polls are very subject to change depending on the whims of time. They give a good glimpse of current opinion but these opinions can change, especially if the economic crisis deepens. Then of course, the Democrats and Republicans have some disagreements on the approach to solving the issues in health care.