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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Poll Finds Americans For Healthcare Reform

By Ethan Kalvin

Polls done by the Kaiser Family Foundation each month track public opinion regarding health care and health insurance. Results from these can be eye opening, and provide an opportunity to observe where the public stands on these issues.

The results from the April poll, reported by Medical News Today say: 71% are for increasing taxation on high income Americans in order to pay for the health care reform, 36% missed doctor and dentist appointments due to increased costs, 26% have a household member who had difficulty paying health care bills last year, 59% indicate health care reform has become more important, and 67% strongly or somewhat favor a national health insurance plan in order to compete with private plans.

This appears to indicate that the opinion of the citizens is shifting toward more intense movement on health care reform now. And many more Americans are suffering under the burden of cost increases in health care.

The lawmakers who are ready to send the health care reform through the process are very happy with these results. As the Kaiser poll indicates, there will be support from the majority, and with this support will be ability for them to push the sweeping reform through the process.

However, these polls can change in the moments. The public is expressing themselves this way at this moment, but with the current economic crisis, opinions can vary depending on events. And the Democrats and Republicans have a ways to go in agreeing on how to resolve the health care dilemma.

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