The Homa Files

Punchline: More Americans now disapprove of the legislation, and many expect their costs to rise and the quality of their care to worsen; few expect the reforms to help them.

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Excerpted from CBS News: Most Americans Remain Against Health Care Overhaul, April 2, 2010

President Obama has continued to tour the country to stump for his new set of reforms  … but, so far, the president’s efforts to build up support for the bill appear to be ineffective.

Fifty-three percent of Americans say they disapprove of the new reforms, including 39 percent who say they disapprove strongly. In the days before the bill passed the House, 37 percent said they approved and 48 percent disapproved.

Less than 20% of Americans thinks the new health care reforms will help them personally … 36% think the new reforms will hurt them

Just over half think the new health care reforms will increase their health care costs, and 39 percent think the quality of their health care will get worse.

Only 34 percent of Americans approved of the president’s handling of health care — an all-time low.

Mr. Obama’s overall approval rating also hit an all-time low in this poll at 44 percent, as Americans continue to worry about the economy.

Full article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20001700-503544.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

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