Anyone who pays even some attention to the news understands that the announced reason for the passage of Obamacare was to help those Americans who lacked health insurance. As president Obama put it (over and over again), no one ought to be living just one illness away from bankruptcy. The emphasis on health insurance in Obamacare was so overwhelming, that changes that might improve healthcare or reduce the cost of care took a back seat to plans to provide insurance to a much larger group than before the law. What this all means is that the Americans who ought to like the Obamacare law the best are the same people who were intended to benefit from it, namely those who were uninsured.
The Kaiser Family Foundation is out today with a new poll of public attitudes and knowledge about the Obamacare law. One key finding came when Kaiser asked the people who had been uninsured in 2013 how the law had affected them. A majority of 54% said the law had not made much difference for them; 30% said they were worse off because of the law; and only 13% said they were better off due to Obamacare. Fewer than one in seven of the uninsured saw a meaningful improvement due to the law while two and a half times as many were harmed by it!
Another key question asked by Kaiser was how the uninsured viewed Obamacare. By a margin of 2 to 1 (47% to 24%), these people who are the intended beneficiaries of the law viewed it unfavorably. It is an astounding finding. The people targeted for help don't like the law.
When Kaiser asked the population in general about how they had been affected by the law, there was again a 2 to 1 margin who said that they and their families had been harmed rather than helped by Obamacare. We always hear about the anecdotal evidence in the media. One favorable story is followed by one unfavorable story. Now we have an actual country wide sampling about the effects of Obamacare. The results are truly terrible. To be fair, the largest group of respondents did say that the law has had no effect on them, but roughly half agreed that their lives had been touched by the law.
What these poll results actually show is that it will not be very long before the Democrats abandon the sinking ship of Obamacare. They may have to overcome the stubborn insistence of Obama that the law is here to stay, but the upcoming elections are most likely to motivate these politicians to get rid of this mess.
The Kaiser Family Foundation is out today with a new poll of public attitudes and knowledge about the Obamacare law. One key finding came when Kaiser asked the people who had been uninsured in 2013 how the law had affected them. A majority of 54% said the law had not made much difference for them; 30% said they were worse off because of the law; and only 13% said they were better off due to Obamacare. Fewer than one in seven of the uninsured saw a meaningful improvement due to the law while two and a half times as many were harmed by it!
Another key question asked by Kaiser was how the uninsured viewed Obamacare. By a margin of 2 to 1 (47% to 24%), these people who are the intended beneficiaries of the law viewed it unfavorably. It is an astounding finding. The people targeted for help don't like the law.
When Kaiser asked the population in general about how they had been affected by the law, there was again a 2 to 1 margin who said that they and their families had been harmed rather than helped by Obamacare. We always hear about the anecdotal evidence in the media. One favorable story is followed by one unfavorable story. Now we have an actual country wide sampling about the effects of Obamacare. The results are truly terrible. To be fair, the largest group of respondents did say that the law has had no effect on them, but roughly half agreed that their lives had been touched by the law.
What these poll results actually show is that it will not be very long before the Democrats abandon the sinking ship of Obamacare. They may have to overcome the stubborn insistence of Obama that the law is here to stay, but the upcoming elections are most likely to motivate these politicians to get rid of this mess.
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