Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Is Anti-Trump Sentiment Causing New Found Support for ObamaCare?

For the first time in any Pew Research Polling since 2010, the February approval rate of ObamaCare has scored higher than 50%:
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This is odd since not much news regarding ObamaCare has been positive.  Fewer people have signed up this year than last. Insurers are quitting the exchanges in droves.  One-third of the 3000 counties in the U.S. have only a single insurer to choose from.  Premiums went up an average of 23% this year.  So, what is driving this new support for a law that few liked until this year?

There is one big difference for ObamaCare in 2017 that may be helping push its popularity up in the polls.  Donald Trump.  It appears as if the continual promises to repeal and replace it is having the opposite effect on what has always been negative support for the Obama healthcare law.   I also believe that the delay in presenting a logical and useful alternative is also taking its toll. This same phenomenon is appearing in various other polls as well. See PollingReport.com reference, below.  Go figure.

References:

PolingReport.com: Health Policy Polling: http://www.pollingreport.com/health.htm

11 Biggest Problems With Obamacare | Daily Wire: http://www.dailywire.com/news/12146/11-biggest-problems-obamacare-aaron-bandler

Year Six of the Affordable Care Act: Obamacare's Mounting Problems: http://www.heritage.org/health-care-reform/report/year-six-the-affordable-care-act-obamacares-mounting-problems


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