Poll: Dems damned if they do, damned if they don’t on health-care reform
Story by Chris Graham
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A new Public Policy Polling survey seems to buttress the case that Democrats might be well-advised to go ahead and pass a health-care reform package – because the majority party seems destined to at least lose seats and possibly its upper hand in Congress whether they pass a reform bill or not.
Republicans lead 43 percent-to-40 percent on the most recent PPP generic congressional ballot. The pollster then tested voter preferences in the event that health-care reform was passed and in the event that a reform is not passed. The margins were similar in both cases – 45 percent-to-41 percent in favor of Republicans in the event of passage, and 43 percent-to-38 percent for the GOP in the event that reform legislation was not passed.
The slight move downward for Democrats came from self-identifed Democratic voters, who will be slightly less likely to support Democratic candidates in the fall if the party isn’t able to follow through on its 2008 campaign promise to enact health-care reform. Continue reading “Poll: Dems damned if they do, damned if they don’t on health-care reform” »
Larry Struck | Fix health care by learning from other countries
Picture yourself with a serious health problem and no medical care. This is not difficult to imagine for anyone without health insurance or with substandard coverage.
Fortunately, my partner Debra, and I were in excellent health when we departed the U.S. aboard our sailboat for a multi-year sabbatical. We left corporate and government jobs which had provided complete first-class health care and insurance for decades. Now we were self-insured and decided to see what a medical system in another country could offer. Continue reading “Larry Struck | Fix health care by learning from other countries” »
