Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Avalanche Of Polls Show Rock-Bottom Support From Public For Senate's Health Plan
Republican efforts to craft a new health care bill just hit another roadblock: An avalanche of public polling data dropped Wednesday, showing support for the legislation is under 20 percent. That鈥檚 bad enough, but it鈥檚 not just the topline numbers that are near rock-bottom. Few voters think the bill will make the health care system or their own care better. And many of the policy changes in the various versions of GOP health legislation 鈥 like decreasing federal funding for Medicaid 鈥 are profoundly unpopular. (Shepard, 6/28)
Forty-five percent of voters disapprove of the bill, and another 17 percent don't know or have no opinion on it. (Savransky, 6/28)
More than half of Americans disapprove of Senate Republicans' plan to overhaul the nation's healthcare system, according to a Fox News poll out Wednesday. Fifty-four percent said they oppose the Senate GOP leaders' healthcare reform bill, while just 27 percent have a favorable opinion of it 鈥 a two-to-one margin. 聽(Greenwood, 6/28)
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that while President Trump's approval rating has slipped, so too has confidence in Congress. The latest attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act is overwhelmingly unpopular. (Hobson, 6/28)
Only 16 percent of American voters approve of a Senate health care bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a new Quinnipiac University poll said. Even among Republican voters surveyed, approval ranged from 37 to 23 percent, 鈥渨ith overwhelming opposition among every other listed party, gender, education, age or racial group,鈥 said the poll, released Wednesday. (Radelat, 6/28)