posted March 06, 2015 09:42 AM            

The Economist/YouGov poll asked the public a series of questions about ObamaCare, and then broke down the findings based on their insurance status.

As with many other polls, this one finds widespread disapproval of the law. Fully 43% say it's a failure, compared with just 25% who think it has been a success. Nearly one in five say it's been "a complete failure."

Almost half (48%) think the law has pushed insurance prices up, compared with 16% who say ObamaCare has reduced the rate of premium growth. (So much for "bending the cost curve down.")

The findings get really interesting, though, when they're broken down by whether the respondents have always had insurance, gained coverage after 2013, lost coverage after 2013, or never had coverage.

It's not surprising that those who had continuous coverage over these years aren't terribly enthusiastic about the law. More than half of them say it's pushed insurance costs up, for example.

But ObamaCare isn't even terribly popular among those who gained coverage after 2013 — those who should be singing its praises.

The poll found that an almost equal share say it's been a failure as rate it a success (29% vs. 30%). A quarter actually want it repealed, while just over half want it kept the same or expanded.

More remarkable still is the fact that the uninsured are the most hostile to ObamaCare. The poll found that 50% of this group wants ObamaCare repealed (compared with 42% overall).

A mere 14% of the uninsured rate the law as a success, while 49% say it's been a failure. And 60% say it's either raised premiums or hasn't made a difference.

These findings call into question a central premise of ObamaCare — namely that there were tens of millions of Americans who desperately wanted health insurance but were either denied coverage or couldn't afford it, and so needed this law. Clearly that's not the case for many uninsured.

The survey also points to a looming problem for ObamaCare. If the uninsured despise the law, they will be less likely to sign up.

posted March 07, 2015 08:44 AM            

It`s rare to see something bite the inventors crappy invention`s butt as quickly as obamacare has.
So,
is this The Thunderbolt Path Of Accelerated Karma ment to shake the foolish ones from carving the heart out of the Constitution?

posted March 07, 2015 12:13 PM            

I keep hearing this nonsense...then reading about people's insurance rate going up 50-60-70% in one year and their deductibles doubling...not to mention...losing their preferred doctors, clinics and hospitals.

So tell me please:
If everyone is so damned happy with O'Bomber, happy with O'BomberCare and happy with the Socialist morons who passed O'BomberCare, why did voters give demoscats crotch kicks in 2010, 2012 and 2014 by sending record numbers of demoscat congressional members to the unemployment lines?