Poll: Public Supports Health Care for All

[papau]

Two AP versions of the public support for Universal Health care are on the wire at the moment

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA5WNBJ0MD.html

Oct 20, 2003
Public's Growing Concern About Health Care Fuels Support for Changes
By Will Lester Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The public's growing unease with the current health care system has built support for a new approach that would mean care for all Americans and changes in laws governing prescription drugs, a poll suggests.<snip>

The poll released Sunday found that more than half of Americans, 54 percent, are dissatisfied with the overall quality of health care in the United States while 44 percent are satisfied. That dissatisfaction is 10 percentage points higher than in 2000 and higher than it has been in the past decade when compared with earlier surveys.

While a solid majority of people tended to be happy with their own quality of health care, the poll found "significant concern with the system more broadly," said ABC pollster Gary Langer, who directed the extensive survey.
<snip>

By almost a 2-1 margin in this poll, 62 percent to 32 percent, Americans said they preferred a universal system that would provide coverage to everyone under a government program, as opposed to the current employer-based system. That support drops significantly, however, if universal coverage would mean a limited choice of doctors or longer waits for nonemergency treatment. <snip>

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Health-Care-Opinion.html

October 20, 2003
Poll: Public Supports Health Care for All
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Filed at 9:04 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The public's growing unease with the current health care system has built support for a new approach that would mean care for all Americans and changes in laws governing prescription drugs, a poll suggests.<snip>
--Eight in 10 in the poll said it is more important to provide health care coverage for all Americans even if it means higher taxes, than to hold down taxes but leave some people uncovered.
--Almost two-thirds said they think the country is headed toward rationing of health care so that some medical procedures are no longer covered by insurance.
--Almost one-third of those who make less than $20,000 a year were uninsured, compared with 8 percent of those who make more than $50,000 a year.
The poll of 1,000 adults was taken Oct. 9-13 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. Damn Librul Media!!!!!!!

We need more tax cuts for ENRON, more I say, more, F--- the poor people! Ken Lay needs more, more, more I say!!!

Shutup Librul Media, just Shutup!!!


satire

[jmcgowanjm]

2. As the number of uninsured Americans climbs past 43 million,

ABC News President David Westin says, “With this series, we will examine how our health care system reached this point and what can be done to fix it.”
http://www.mnaflcio.org/news_of_the_week.htm

Trying to get transcript w/ Dr Tim O'Brien-
Punches were not pulled Sunday Evening

[Democrats unite]

3. To bad they didn't want it when we actually had the chance

in the 90's.

[TahitiNut]

4. duplicate

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=174145

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