Most in U.S. want public health option: poll

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_healthcare_usa_poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans would like to see a "public option" in health insurance reform but doubt anything Congress does will lower costs or improve care in the short term, according to a poll released on Thursday.

The survey of 2,999 households by Thomson Reuters Corp shows a public skeptical about the cost, quality and accessibility of medical care.

Just under 60 percent of those surveyed said they would like a public option as part of any final healthcare reform legislation, which Republicans and a few Democrats oppose.

Here are some of the results of the telephone survey of 2,999 households called from November 9-17 as part of the Thomson Reuters PULSE Healthcare Survey:

* Believe in public option: 59.9 percent yes, 40.1 percent no.

* 86 percent of Democrats support the public option versus 57 percent of Independents and 33 percent of Republicans.

* Quality of healthcare will be better 12 months from now: 35 percent strongly disagree. 11.6 percent strongly agree. 29.9 percent put themselves in the middle.

* Believe the amount of money spent on healthcare will be less 12 months from now: 52 percent strongly disagree, 13 percent strongly agree.

* 23 percent believe it will be easier for people to receive the care they need a year from now.

The nationally representative survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percent.

The House of Representatives passed a healthcare overhaul bill last month.

The Senate is debating a plan and will vote on Thursday on competing measures to ensure women have access to mammograms and other preventive screenings and amendments on proposed spending cuts in the Medicare government health program for the elderly.

If the Senate passes a bill, the two versions will have to be reconciled and passed again by each chamber before being sent to President Barack Obama for his signature.

The Senate plan is designed to slow the rate of growth in healthcare, expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured Americans and halt industry practices such as denying coverage to those with pre-existing medical conditions.

It would require everyone to have insurance, provide federal subsidies to help them pay for it and establish a new government-run insurance option to compete with private industry.

Thomson Reuters is the parent company of Reuters.

(Reporting by Maggie Fox, editing by Alan Elsner)

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YOU LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_healthcare_usa_poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans would like to see a "public option" in health insurance reform but doubt anything Congress does will lower costs or improve care in the short term, according to a poll released on Thursday.

The survey of 2,999 households by Thomson Reuters Corp shows a public skeptical about the cost, quality and accessibility of medical care.

Just under 60 percent of those surveyed said they would like a public option as part of any final healthcare reform legislation, which Republicans and a few Democrats oppose.

Here are some of the results of the telephone survey of 2,999 households called from November 9-17 as part of the Thomson Reuters PULSE Healthcare Survey:

* Believe in public option: 59.9 percent yes, 40.1 percent no.

* 86 percent of Democrats support the public option versus 57 percent of Independents and 33 percent of Republicans.

* Quality of healthcare will be better 12 months from now: 35 percent strongly disagree. 11.6 percent strongly agree. 29.9 percent put themselves in the middle.

* Believe the amount of money spent on healthcare will be less 12 months from now: 52 percent strongly disagree, 13 percent strongly agree.

* 23 percent believe it will be easier for people to receive the care they need a year from now.

The nationally representative survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percent.

The House of Representatives passed a healthcare overhaul bill last month.

The Senate is debating a plan and will vote on Thursday on competing measures to ensure women have access to mammograms and other preventive screenings and amendments on proposed spending cuts in the Medicare government health program for the elderly.

If the Senate passes a bill, the two versions will have to be reconciled and passed again by each chamber before being sent to President Barack Obama for his signature.

The Senate plan is designed to slow the rate of growth in healthcare, expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured Americans and halt industry practices such as denying coverage to those with pre-existing medical conditions.

It would require everyone to have insurance, provide federal subsidies to help them pay for it and establish a new government-run insurance option to compete with private industry.

Thomson Reuters is the parent company of Reuters.

(Reporting by Maggie Fox, editing by Alan Elsner)

What a meaningless poll by Al-Reuters. 100% of those polled also demanded free cake and ice cream.

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http://news.yahoo.co...thcare_usa_poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans would like to see a "public option" in health insurance reform but doubt anything Congress does will lower costs or improve care in the short term, according to a poll released on Thursday.

The survey of 2,999 households by Thomson Reuters Corp shows a public skeptical about the cost, quality and accessibility of medical care.

Just under 60 percent of those surveyed said they would like a public option as part of any final healthcare reform legislation, which Republicans and a few Democrats oppose.

Here are some of the results of the telephone survey of 2,999 households called from November 9-17 as part of the Thomson Reuters PULSE Healthcare Survey:

* Believe in public option: 59.9 percent yes, 40.1 percent no.

* 86 percent of Democrats support the public option versus 57 percent of Independents and 33 percent of Republicans.

* Quality of healthcare will be better 12 months from now: 35 percent strongly disagree. 11.6 percent strongly agree. 29.9 percent put themselves in the middle.

* Believe the amount of money spent on healthcare will be less 12 months from now: 52 percent strongly disagree, 13 percent strongly agree.

* 23 percent believe it will be easier for people to receive the care they need a year from now.

The nationally representative survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percent.

The House of Representatives passed a healthcare overhaul bill last month.

The Senate is debating a plan and will vote on Thursday on competing measures to ensure women have access to mammograms and other preventive screenings and amendments on proposed spending cuts in the Medicare government health program for the elderly.

If the Senate passes a bill, the two versions will have to be reconciled and passed again by each chamber before being sent to President Barack Obama for his signature.

The Senate plan is designed to slow the rate of growth in healthcare, expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured Americans and halt industry practices such as denying coverage to those with pre-existing medical conditions.

It would require everyone to have insurance, provide federal subsidies to help them pay for it and establish a new government-run insurance option to compete with private industry.

Thomson Reuters is the parent company of Reuters.

(Reporting by Maggie Fox, editing by Alan Elsner)

What a meaningless poll by Al-Reuters. 100% of those polled also demanded free cake and ice cream.

What makes it meaningless?

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What makes it meaningless is they never offer a COST associated with what people want. Of COURSE a public option would be great, if it didn't cost anything.

Now, let's hear the poll results when they say "do you support a public option if it means an extra 800 a year for your family in taxes?"

Interesting, that question is NEVER asked. But is absolutely the reality.

[Tiger Al 0]

What makes it meaningless is they never offer a COST associated with what people want. Of COURSE a public option would be great, if it didn't cost anything.

Now, let's hear the poll results when they say "do you support a public option if it means an extra 800 a year for your family in taxes?"

Interesting, that question is NEVER asked. But is absolutely the reality.

Where are you pulling $800 extra dollars in taxes from?

[BamaGrad03 0]

What makes it meaningless is they never offer a COST associated with what people want. Of COURSE a public option would be great, if it didn't cost anything.

Now, let's hear the poll results when they say "do you support a public option if it means an extra 800 a year for your family in taxes?"

Interesting, that question is NEVER asked. But is absolutely the reality.

Where are you pulling $800 extra dollars in taxes from?

Taxing of health benefits.

Do you not think taxes will go up to pay for public option?

[Tiger Al 0]

What makes it meaningless is they never offer a COST associated with what people want. Of COURSE a public option would be great, if it didn't cost anything.

Now, let's hear the poll results when they say "do you support a public option if it means an extra 800 a year for your family in taxes?"

Interesting, that question is NEVER asked. But is absolutely the reality.

Where are you pulling $800 extra dollars in taxes from?

Taxing of health benefits.

Well, yeah, I got that much. Where are you getting the $800 from?

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What makes it meaningless is they never offer a COST associated with what people want. Of COURSE a public option would be great, if it didn't cost anything.

Now, let's hear the poll results when they say "do you support a public option if it means an extra 800 a year for your family in taxes?"

Interesting, that question is NEVER asked. But is absolutely the reality.

Where are you pulling $800 extra dollars in taxes from?

Taxing of health benefits.

Well, yeah, I got that much. Where are you getting the $800 from?

Yeah, where are you getting the $800 from? It is going to cost way more than that.

These are the same people that supported the stimulus, think that it is the government's fault that people died in Katrina, want more unemployment benefits, and think the government can solve anything.

They were asked "do you want other people to have to pay for something that you get?". They answered yes.

The government makes every problem worse. The government created the current system and somehow people think they will get it right when they recreate it giving themselves more control.

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Since 46% of the voting public does not pay taxes, they would not care about the extra tax to pay for it.(it's just obama money. It's free, ya know) This would eventually be a taxpayer vs. non-taxpayer issue. And we all know who the non-taxpayers vote for.

[Auburn85 434]

In case the poll numbers take a bigger dive, this can be a great rebuttle to the folks who don't like the plan:

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Since 46% of the voting public does not pay taxes, they would not care about the extra tax to pay for it.(it's just obama money. It's free, ya know) This would eventually be a taxpayer vs. non-taxpayer issue. And we all know who the non-taxpayers vote for.

BINGO!!!!!!

I think EVERY American should have to pay taxes! Fair taxation=fair deliberations.