Poll: Health Law's Support Sliding
Jun 06, 2013 - Kaiser Health News
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC survey concludes that more Americans than ever
before view the health law as a bad idea. Just as these numbers are rolling out,
the White House is launching its own messaging effort to get people to sign up
for coverage through the overhaul's new online insurance exchanges.
Wall
Street Journal: Poll Finds Support Slumping For Health Law
Americans'
unease with President Barack Obama's health-care law has intensified, just as
the administration is gearing up to persuade people to sign up for some of its
major provisions, a Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey finds. Prior Journal/NBC
polls have found more people calling the health law a bad idea rather than a
good one. But the number calling it a bad idea reached a high of 49% in a poll
of 1,000 adults taken between May 30 and June 2, with 43% "strongly" holding
that view (OfConnor and Radnofsky, 6/6).
Politico:
Selling Of Obamacare Underway
The Obama administration is reaching out to
Democrats and Republicans in Congress as it gears up to try to sell Obamacare to
the public this summer. For the Democrats, the meetings are part of a
substantial messaging effort that will get under way to encourage people to sign
up for health coverage through the new Obamacare exchanges starting on Oct. 1.
Theyfve involved high-level officials and lawmakers. The message? Rely on the
facts, not the politics, of the health law. Now is the time to give Obamacare a
constituent outreach touch, à la other government programs such as Medicare and
Social Security: Help people sign up, participants say (Haberkorn and
Cunningham, 6/6).
Here's how the law is playing in one particular Senate race --
The
Associated Press: Ad Targets Shaheen, Health Care Law
A conservative
advocacy group is airing a tongue-in-cheek ad suggesting New Hampshire families
would be reduced to serving their children a single potato chip as a side dish
thanks to Sen. Jeanne Shaheenfs support for President Obamafs health care
overhaul lawcShaheen, a Democrat who is up for re-election next year, has said
that the law will help thousands of New Hampshire residents by addressing health
care costs and adding stability to coverage (Ramer, 6/6).
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