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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Majority Of Americans Don't Like GOP's Health Care Plan, Poll Finds
The Associated Press: Poll: Trump Promises Unfulfilled By House GOP Health Bill
President Donald Trump has called the House-passed health care bill a "great plan," but a new poll finds that three out of four Americans do not believe it fulfills most of his promises. The poll out Wednesday from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation also found a growing share of the public concerned that the GOP's American Health Care Act will have negative consequences for them personally by increasing their costs, making it harder to get and keep health insurance, or reducing quality. (5/31)
The Washington Post: Poll: Most Americans Want Senate To Change Or Ditch House Health-Care Bill
A 55 percent majority of Americans view the Republican-backed American Health Care Act negatively, the same proportion who want the Senate to make major changes to the legislation or reject it, the survey finds. Only 8 percent want the legislation, which would repeal and replace the 2010 Affordable Care Act, approved as it now stands. Almost half of the public, 49 percent, holds favorable views of the ACA, while 42 percent have negative views, which are among the law's most positive ratings tracked in polls by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation in the years since the law's passage. (McGinley and Clement, 5/31)
Kaiser Health News: GOP Health Bill Pleases Most Republicans, But Not Many Other Americans
[T]he KFF poll found that even Republicans show scant support for a change to some of the health law’s most popular provisions. Fewer than a fifth of Republicans favored changing the provision that limits how much more insurers can charge older people for insurance compared with younger people. And 22 percent of Republicans favored letting insurers charge sick people higher premiums if they have a break in their coverage. (Rovner, 5/31)
The Hill: Poll: Most Disapprove Of ObamaCare Repeal Efforts
An analysis of the House legislation from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that 23 million people would lose insurance, and senators are struggling to make sure their legislation covers more. The CBO also predicted steep premium increases for older consumers and many people with pre-existing conditions. (Weixel, 5/31)
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Morning Consult: CBO Score Stirs More Opposition To Republican Health Care Bill
More voters said they were likely to oppose the GOP’s health care legislation after a Congressional Budget Office analysis, compared to those who said the group’s projections persuaded them to support the House-passed measure, according to recent polling. (McIntire, 5/31)
