Americans Losing Confidence in ObamaCare’s Promise of Lower Costs and Medicare Guarantee
- Fred Lucas - CNSNews.com
- Aug 24, 2010
(CNSNews.com) – Americans are less confident they will be able to afford their health care now than they were before President Barack Obama signed the $1 trillion health care overhaul package, according to a poll released on the five-month anniversary of the president’s signature.
A Thomson-Reuters consumer confidence poll released Monday said “Americans’ confidence in their ability to pay for and access health care has fallen by 5 percent since December 2009.” The survey encompassed 3,000 people.
The poll is the latest indicator of sustained public disapproval of the Democrats’ health care reform law. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law in Marcy, says all Americans must buy health insurance and all companies with more than 50 employees must provide health insurance or pay a penalty. In addition, health insurance companies must cover pre-existing conditions.
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