Archive for April 28, 2009
Public Support for a Public Plan Option
The Kaiser Family Foundation released its April polling information last week and guess what? The most popular reform option was to expand Medicare to the uninsured aged 55 – 64. That reform is strongly favored by 53%, and another 26% of those polled say they somewhat favor such an expansion.
A public plan option is favored by 67% of those polled, though only 34% are strongly in favor of a public plan. Additionally, 57% of people questioned thought having a public plan option would cause the private plans to do a better job.
Do we think that Congress will listen?
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