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Health Policy (p. 2)

Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. March 10-15, 2010. N=1,208 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"As of right now, do you generally support or generally oppose the health care proposals being discussed in Congress? ... Is that strongly support/oppose or somewhat support/oppose?" Options rotated

		Strongly support	Somewhat support	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Depends (vol.)/Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/10-15/10	28	18	9	33	12
	2/11-16/10	24	19	11	32	15
	1/7-12/10	19	23	10	31	16

"Do you think you and your family would be better off or worse off if the President and Congress passed health care reform, or don't you think it would make much difference?"

		Better off	Worse off	Not much difference	It depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/10-15/10	35	32	28	2	3
	2/11-16/10	34	32	26	3	5
	1/7-12/10	32	33	29	3	4
	12/7-13/09	35	27	32	3	3
	11/5-12/09	42	24	27	3	4
	10/8-15/09	41	27	28	2	3
	9/11-18/09	42	23	28	4	3
	8/4-11/09	36	31	27	2	4
	7/7-14/09	39	21	32	4	3
	6/1-8/09	39	16	36	3	5
	4/2-8/09	43	14	36	4	4
	2/3-12/09	38	11	43	4	3

"Do you think the country as a whole would be better off or worse off if the President and Congress passed health care reform, or don't you think it would make much difference?"

		Better off	Worse off	Not much difference	It depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/10-15/10	45	34	14	3	4
	2/11-16/10	45	34	12	4	5
	1/7-12/10	42	37	12	3	5
	12/7-13/09	45	31	17	4	3
	11/5-12/09	54	27	11	3	5
	10/8-15/09	53	28	12	2	4
	9/11-18/09	53	26	14	4	4
	8/4-11/09	45	34	14	3	4
	7/7-14/09	51	23	16	4	6
	6/1-8/09	57	16	19	3	5
	4/2-8/09	56	15	21	3	5
	2/3-12/09	59	12	19	5	5

"If the president and Congress do pass health care reform, do you think that would make [see below] better, worse or would it stay about the same?"

		Better	Worse	About the same	It depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%

	"The quality of your own health care"
	3/10-15/10	28	29	36	2	5
	9/11-18/09	31	21	42	2	4
	8/4-11/09	29	31	36	2	3
	7/7-14/09	30	25	40	3	3
	2/3-12/09	29	14	52	2	2

	"The cost of health care for you and your family"
	3/10-15/10	31	32	29	2	6
	9/11-18/09	37	27	30	2	5
	8/4-11/09	34	30	30	2	4
	7/7-14/09	35	25	32	4	5
	2/3-12/09	39	16	39	2	5

	"Your ability to get and keep health insurance"
	3/10-15/10	35	22	36	2	5

"And what if the president and Congress DO NOT pass health care reform, and things stay as they are. Do you think each of the following will get better or worse over the next several years, or will it stay about the same? How about [see below]?"

		Better	Worse	About the same	It depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%

	"The quality of your own health care"
	3/10-15/10	10	31	56	-	2

	"The cost of health care for you and your family"
	3/10-15/10	8	48	40	1	2

	"Your ability to get and keep health insurance"
	3/10-15/10	10	32	54	1	3

"Which statement comes closer to your view? Congress has debated health care reform long enough and it is time for them to take a vote. Congress should continue with the effort to reform health care but needs to go back to the drawing board and start over again on a new proposal. Congress should stop talking about health care reform and move on to other topics."

		Time to vote	Start over on new proposal	Move on to other topics	None of these/ Other (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/10-15/10	42	36	20	1	1

"Now, thinking about government regulation of the health care industry today, please tell me if you think there is currently too much, not enough, or about the right amount of government regulation in each of the following areas. What about [see below]?"

		Too much	Not enough	Right amount	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"The cost of health insurance"
	3/10-15/10	34	42	18	6
	10/08	23	51	20	7

	"The cost of prescription medicines"
	3/10-15/10	33	39	22	6
	10/08	22	48	24	6

	"Hospital charges"
	3/10-15/10	39	36	19	7

	"Doctor's fees"
	3/10-15/10	32	33	27	8

"Would you support or oppose having the federal and state governments review and potentially reject some health insurance premium increases made by private insurers if they found those increases to be too high and not justified?"

		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/10-15/10	66	26	8

"As far as you know, has the independent Congressional Budget Office which analyzes the cost of legislation said the health reform legislation currently being discussed in Congress will increase the federal budget deficit over the next ten years, decrease the deficit over the next ten years, or is it not expected to have much impact on the deficit?"

		Increase	Decrease	Not much impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/10-15/10	55	15	20	10

"As far as you know, if Congress and the president did pass a health care reform bill, would most people who currently get health insurance coverage through their employers keep their existing health insurance arrangements or would most people have to change their existing health insurance arrangements?"

		Keep existing	Have to change	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/10-15/10	48	41	11
	1/7-12/10	59	30	11

"Does the fact that every Republican Member of Congress opposes the current health care proposals make you more likely to support the legislation, less likely, or doesn't that make much difference either way?"

		More likely	Less likely	No difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/10-15/10	27	20	51	3

"Does the fact that President Obama supports the current health care proposals make you more likely to support the legislation, less likely, or doesn't that make much difference either way?"

		More likely	Less likely	No difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/10-15/10	36	21	42	2

"Would you say it is more important for Democrats in Congress to pass health care reform this year, even if they can't get much Republican support, or more important to get bipartisan, Republican support, even if that delays or stops the health care reform process for this year?" Options rotated

		Pass this year	Get bipartisan support	Neither/Don't want reform (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/10-15/10	43	45	7	6
	10/8-15/09	42	44	8	6
	9/11-18/09	42	47	6	5

"Do you think the way the health care reform process has gone in Washington this year shows more that our policymaking process is working as intended, or more that our policymaking process is broken?" Options rotated

		Working as intended	Broken	Neither/ Other (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/10-15/10	19	73	2	5

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). March 11, 13-14, 2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.

"Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the issue of health care reform?" Half sample (Form A), MoE ą 4.4

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	41	57	2
	1/10-14/10	38	55	7
	10/22-25/09	43	48	9
	9/17-20/09	45	46	9
	8/15-17/09	41	47	12
	7/24-27/09	41	46	13

"Do you generally approve or disapprove of the way that Republicans in Congress are handling the issue of health care reform?" Half sample (Form B), MoE ą 4.4

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	35	59	6
	1/10-14/10	26	64	10
	10/22-25/09	23	64	13
	9/17-20/09	21	65	14
	8/15-17/09	21	62	17

"When it comes to dealing with health care, which party do you think would do a better job: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or both about the same? If you think that neither would do a good job, please just say so."

		Democratic Party	Republican Party	Both About the Same	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	37	28	15	19	1
	7/24-27/09	40	23	15	19	3
	1/08	51	15	17	12	5
	7/07	49	13	14	21	3
	3/06	43	12	21	19	5

"From what you have heard about Barack Obama's health care plan, do you think his plan is a good idea or a bad idea? If you do not have an opinion either way, please just say so."

		Good Idea	Bad Idea	No Opinion	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	36	48	15	1
	1/23-25/10	31	46	22	1
	1/10-14/10	33	46	18	3
	12/11-14/09	32	47	17	4
	10/22-25/09	38	42	16	4
	9/17-20/09	39	41	17	3
	8/15-17/09	36	42	17	5
	7/24-27/09	36	42	17	5
	6/12-15/09	33	32	30	5
	4/23-26/09	33	26	34	7

"Do you think it would be better to pass Barack Obama's health care plan and make its changes to the health care system or to not pass this plan and keep the current health care system?"

		Make Changes	Keep Current System	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	46	45	4	5
	12/11-14/09	41	44	7	8
	10/22-25/09	45	39	8	8
	9/17-20/09	45	39	9	7

"If you knew that your representative in Congress voted with the Republicans to defeat the current health care bill, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for him or her, or would it make no difference to you either way in your vote?" Among registered voters. Half sample (Form A).

		More Likely	Less Likely	No Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	31	34	34	1

"If you knew that your representative in Congress voted with the Democrats to pass the current health care bill, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for him or her, or would it make no difference to you either way in your vote?" Among registered voters. Half sample (Form B).

		More Likely	Less Likely	No Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	28	36	34	2

"And, suppose the health care reform bill passes Congress this year. If a candidate for Congress proposed repealing and overturning this health care bill, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for him or her, or would it make no difference to you either way in your vote?" N=846 registered voters, MoE ą 3.4

		More Likely	Less Likely	No Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	37	33	29	1

"As you may know, a health care bill has not yet passed through Congress. Do you feel that this is mainly due to an unwillingness of the Republicans to compromise and find a middle ground to work with the Democrats, or that this is due to an unwillingness of the Democrats to compromise and find a middle ground to work with the Republicans, or do you feel that it is equally the fault of both parties?"

		Republicans Won't Compromise	Democrats Won't Compromise	Fault of Both Equally	Neither Party at Fault (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	25	18	54	2	1
	10/22-25/09	23	16	56	2	3

"If President Obama's comprehensive health care plan is not passed by Congress in the next few months, when do you think Congress should consider significant health care reform legislation again: immediately, sometime in the next couple of years, after the next presidential election, or never?" Half sample (Form A), MoE ą 4.4

		Immediately	In Next Couple of Years	After Next Presidential Election	Never	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	47	23	15	13	2

"In the U.S. Senate there is a procedure called the filibuster which prevents legislation from coming to a vote unless there are sixty votes out of the one hundred U.S. senators, meaning that more than a simple majority is necessary for legislation to pass. Over the last few months, how much have you seen, read, or heard about the use of this procedure called a filibuster: [see below]?"

		A Lot	Some	Not Too Much	Nothing at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	33	26	23	17	1

"Would you favor or oppose the Democrats using a Senate rule called reconciliation that would allow them to avoid a Republican filibuster and resolve the final details of the health care bill so it can pass with a majority vote? If you do not know enough about this to have an opinion, please say so."

		Favor	Oppose	No Opinion	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	26	35	37	2

Pew Research Center Poll. March 10-14, 2010. N=1,500 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Thinking about some issues: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care policy?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/10-14/10	39	52	9
	1/6-10/10	38	52	10
	10/28 - 11/8/09	43	47	10
	7/22-26/09	42	43	14
	4/14-21/09	51	26	23

"How much, if anything, have you heard about the bills in Congress to overhaul the health care system? Have you heard a lot, a little, or nothing at all?"

		A Lot	A Little	Nothing	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/10-14/10	44	43	12	1
	2/3-9/10	50	39	11	-
	1/6-10/10	46	45	8	1
	12/9-13/09	51	39	9	1
	10/28 - 11/8/09	49	42	7	1
	9/30 - 10/4/09	46	43	10	1
	9/10-15/09	60	34	5	1
	8/20-27/09	53	40	7	1
	7/22-26/09	41	47	10	1

"As of right now, do you generally favor or generally oppose the health care bills being discussed in Congress?" 2009: "As of right now, do you generally favor or generally oppose the health care PROPOSALS being discussed in Congress?"

		Generally Favor	Generally Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/10-14/10	38	48	13
	2/3-9/10	38	50	12
	1/6-10/10	39	48	13
	12/9-13/09	35	48	17
	11/12-15/09	42	39	19
	10/28 - 11/8/09	38	47	15
	9/30 - 10/4/09	34	47	19
	9/10-15/09	42	44	14
	8/20-27/09	39	46	15
	7/22-26/09	38	44	18

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. March 3-8, 2010. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.2.

"In general, do you support, oppose or neither support nor oppose the health care reform plans being discussed in Congress?"

		Support	Oppose	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/3-8/10	41	43	12	4
	1/12-17/10	42	42	14	2
	12/10-14/09	36	44	18	2
	11/5-9/09	39	45	14	3
	10/1-5/09	40	40	17	3
	9/3-8/09	34	49	15	2

"How much, if at all, should the health care system in the United States be CHANGED? Would you say it should be changed a great deal, a lot, a moderate amount, a little, or not at all?"

		A Great Deal	A Lot	A Moderate Amount	A Little	Not at All
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/3-8/10	31	19	32	13	4
	10/29 - 11/8/09	36	20	28	12	4

"What do you think the President and Congress should do about health care this year? Do you think they should keep working to pass a health care plan by the end of the year, scrap the current negotiations and start over from scratch, or leave the health care system as it is now?" 9/09: "What do you think the President and Congress should do when they come back to Washington this fall? Do you think they should keep working to pass a health care plan by the end of the year, scrap the current negotiations and start over from scratch, or leave the health care system as it is now?"

		Pass by End of the Year	Start Over From Scratch	Leave System as It Is Now	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/3-8/10	43	41	15	2
	9/3-8/09	39	42	18	1

"How important is it that any health care plan have the support of both Democrats and Republicans in Congress? . . ."

		Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Too Important	Not at All Important	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/3-8/10	61	23	5	9	1
	10/1-5/09	62	20	6	11	2
	9/3-8/09	56	23	9	11	1

"If President Obama and the Democrats in Congress are unable to win support from Republicans to pass a health care plan this year, what should they do? Should they go ahead and pass a bill without Republican support, or keep trying until they are able to make a deal with the Republicans?"

		Pass Without Republican Support	Keep Trying To Make a Deal	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	3/3-8/10	27	68	4	2
	11/5-9/09	31	61	5	3
	10/1-5/09	34	62	3	2
	9/3-8/09	28	66	4	1

Gallup Poll. March 4-7, 2010. N=1,014 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.

"Would you advise your representative in Congress to vote for or against a health care reform bill similar to the one proposed by President Obama?"

		Vote For	Vote Against	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/4-7/10	45	48	7

	Asked of those who answered "Vote against" (N=513, MoE ą 5): "Which would you rather see Congress do: start over and work to pass different health care legislation, or not work on health care legislation at this time?" Options rotated

		Start Over	Not Work on Health care	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/4-7/10	62	37	1

Gallup Poll. March 2-3, 2010. N=992 adults nationwide. MoE 4. The questions were asked of a random half sample of respondents on the Gallup Daily tracking survey for two nights.

"Next, we have a question about health care policy in the United States. As I read some names and groups, please say whether you are confident or not confident in each to recommend the right thing for reforming the U.S. health care system. How about . . . ?"

		Confident	Not Confident	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"Doctors"
	3/2-3/10	77	21	2
	6/13-14/09	73	25	2

	"Hospitals"
	3/2-3/10	64	35	2
	6/13-14/09	61	37	2

	"University professors or researchers who study health care policy"
	3/2-3/10	61	32	7
	6/13-14/09	62	31	6

	"President Barack Obama"
	3/2-3/10	49	49	2
	6/13-14/09	58	38	4

	"The Democratic leaders in Congress"
	3/2-3/10	37	60	4
	6/13-14/09	42	52	6

	"The Republican leaders in Congress"
	3/2-3/10	32	62	6
	6/13-14/09	34	62	5

	"Pharmaceutical companies"
	3/2-3/10	30	67	3
	6/13-14/09	40	57	3

	"Health insurance companies"
	3/2-3/10	26	71	3
	6/13-14/09	35	62	4

Ipsos/McClatchy Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Feb. 26-28, 2010. N=1,076 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"As of right now, do you favor or oppose the health care reform proposals presently being discussed?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/26-28/10	41	47	11
	Democrats	62	24	14
	Independents	43	41	16
	Republicans	18	75	7

	1/28-31/10	37	51	12
	11/19-22/09	34	46	20
	10/29 - 11/1/09	39	49	12
	10/1-5/09	40	42	18
	8/27-31/09	40	45	15

	If oppose reform proposals (N=535): "You said you are opposed to the health care reform proposals presently being discussed. Is that because you favor health care reform overall but think the current proposals don't go far enough to reform health care; OR you oppose health care reform overall and think the current proposals go too far in reforming health care?"

		Favor Overall, Don't Go Far Enough	Oppose Overall, Go Too Far	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/26-28/10	37	54	10

	If favor reform proposals (N=427): "You said you are in favor of the health care reform proposals presently being discussed. Is that because you favor health care reform overall and think the current proposals go far enough to reform health care; OR, you oppose health care reform overall and think the current proposals being discussed will keep health care reform from happening?"

		Favor Overall, Go Far Enough	Oppose Overall, Will Keep from Happening	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/26-28/10	78	12	10

"Do you favor or oppose the following health care initiatives? . . ."

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"Insurance subsidies for lower-income families"
	2/26-28/10	73	23	4

	"New taxes on the most expensive insurance policies"
	2/26-28/10	24	70	6

	"A government requirement that everyone buy health coverage"
	2/26-28/10	37	60	3

"How much, if anything, would you say you know about President Obama's new health care plan that was released this week? Would you say a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or nothing at all?"

		A Great Deal	A Fair Amount	Not Very Much	Nothing At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/26-28/10	10	32	40	17	1

	If know a great deal or fair amount (N=484): "And how much better or worse do you, personally, think this new plan is compared to the plan that was being discussed before, or are they about the same? Would you say much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse?"

		Much Better	Somewhat Better	About the Same	Somewhat Worse	Much Worse
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/26-28/10	9	21	57	6	5

"Some people think that Republicans in Congress are working hard to try to find a compromise with the Democrats on the health care bill. Other people think that the Republicans are deliberately avoiding compromise in order to obstruct the bill in any form. Which of these comes closer to your view?"

		Trying to Compromise	Obstructing the Bill	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	36	57	7
	Democrats	16	77	7
	Independents	30	51	19
	Republicans	60	35	4

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 23-24, 2010. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Do you want Congress to pass major health care reform legislation this year or would you rather Congress do nothing on health care for now?"

		Pass	Do Nothing	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/23-24/10	46	50	5
	12/8-9/09	41	54	5
	7/21-22/09	49	48	3

"As you may know, President Obama is holding a health care summit this week with members of Congress of both parties. Which of the following do you think better describes why the President is holding the summit: a sincere effort to work out a compromise on health care reform that is acceptable to both parties, or is it just for show so he can say he got feedback from Republicans before attempting to pass a Democratic health care bill?" Options rotated

		A Sincere Effort	Just for Show	Some of Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/23-24/10	50	40	5	5

"If President Obama can't work out a compromise with congressional Republicans at the health care summit, do you think he should drop the current health care bill and start over later, or try to pass the current bill without Republican support?"

		Start Over Later	Try to Pass Current Bill	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/23-24/10	59	34	6

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Feb. 23, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.

"Turning to health care, do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care?"

		Strongly Approve	Approve	Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/23/10	7	38	24	24	8

"Next, as you may know, President Obama has invited Democratic and Republican congressional leaders to a summit on Thursday to discuss health care reform. "At this week's summit, do you think Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress will or will not make a sincere effort to work with Republicans in Congress to find solutions to health care reform that are acceptable to both parties?"

		Will	Will Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/23/10	56	40	4

"At this week's summit, do you think the Republicans in Congress will or will not make a sincere effort to work with Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress to find solutions to health care reform that are acceptable to both parties?"

		Will	Will Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/23/10	41	54	5

"Just your best guess, do you think the two sides will or will not reach an agreement on a health care bill at this week's summit?"

		Will	Will Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/23/10	22	77	2

"Suppose the two sides do not reach agreement on a bill. Would you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose Congress passing a health care bill similar to the ones proposed by President Obama and the Democrats in the House and Senate?"

		Strongly Favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/23/10	11	32	26	23	9

"Would you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose the Democrats in the Senate using a parliamentary procedure that would allow them to avoid a Republican filibuster and pass their health care bill by a simple majority vote?"

		Strongly Favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/23/10	11	28	27	25	9

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Feb. 17-18, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.6.

"Now thinking about the issue of HEALTH CARE REFORM, please tell me if you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following is handling this issue. Do you approve or disapprove of the way [see below] is/are handling health care reform?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"Barack Obama"
	2/17-18/10	39	52	9

	"Democrats in Congress"
	2/17-18/10	27	61	12

	"Republicans in Congress"
	2/17-18/10	21	63	16

"As you may know, Barack Obama has proposed a plan to change this country's health care system. From what you have seen or heard about what he has proposed, what is your OVERALL opinion of Obama's health care reform plan - do you favor it or oppose it?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	40	49	11
	Republicans	15	78	7
	Democrats	72	17	11
	Independents	26	62	12

"Now I'm going to read you some SPECIFIC proposals people have made to change the health care system. As I read each one, please tell me if you personally favor or oppose this change. Here's the first/next proposal. . . ."

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"Creating a new insurance marketplace - the Exchange -- that allows people without health insurance to compare plans and buy insurance at competitive rates"
	2/17-18/10	81	13	6

	"Requiring health insurance companies to cover anyone who applies, even if they have a pre-existing medical condition"
	2/17-18/10	76	19	5

	"Requiring most businesses to offer health insurance to their employees, with tax incentives for small business owners to do so"
	2/17-18/10	75	20	5

	"Requiring that all Americans have health insurance, with the government providing financial help to those who can't afford it"
	2/17-18/10	59	36	5

	"Preventing insurance companies from dropping coverage when people are sick"
	2/17-18/10	59	38	3

	"Creating a government-administered public health insurance option to compete with private plans"
	2/17-18/10	50	42	8

	"Imposing a tax on insurers who offer the most expensive health plans, the so-called Cadillac plans, to help pay for health care reform"
	2/17-18/10	34	55	11

	"If health coverage is required for everyone, imposing fines on individuals who don't obtain coverage and on larger businesses that don't offer it"
	2/17-18/10	28	62	10

"Now please think about the proposals I just described to you. ALL of these proposals are included in Barack Obama's health care reform plan. Having heard these details, what is your OVERALL opinion of Obama's plan -- do you favor it or oppose it?"

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	48	43	9
	Republicans	18	74	8
	Democrats	83	10	7
	Independents	34	57	9

Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. Feb. 11-16, 2010. N=1,201 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"Do you think the delays in passing health care reform are more about Republicans and Democrats having fundamental disagreements on what would be the right policy for the country, or more about both sides playing politics with the issue?"

				%
	Republicans and Democrats having disagreements			25
	Both sides playing politics			59
	Both politics and fundamental differences (vol.)			6
	Democrats alone playing politics (vol.)			1
	Republicans alone playing politics (vol.)			3
	Neither/Something else (vol.)			3
	Unsure			3

"What do you think Congress should do now on health care reform? Move soon to pass the comprehensive legislation that has already been approved by the House and Senate. Pull out a few key provisions where there is broad agreement and pass those, even though this won't be comprehensive reform. Put health care on hold, so Congress can work on other priorities, and try to deal with it later in the year. Stop working on health care this year."

				%
	Pass legislation that has been approved			32
	Pass provisions where there is broad agreement			20
	Deal with health care later in the year			22
	Stop working on health care this year			19
	Other (vol.)			4
	Unsure			3

"If a candidate for Congress supported health care reform legislation, would that make you MORE likely to vote for him or her, LESS likely to vote for him or her, or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote?"

		More Likely	Less Likely	Not Much Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/11-16/10	35	24	37	4

"If a candidate for Congress opposed health care reform legislation, would that make you MORE likely to vote for him or her, LESS likely to vote for him or her, or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote?"

		More Likely	Less Likely	Not Much Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/11-16/10	26	35	36	3

"For each element of health care reform I name, please tell me how important it is that this be passed into law. How important is [see below]? Is that extremely important, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or should it not be done at all?"

		Extremely Important	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Too Important	Shouldn't Be Done at All
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Reforming the way health insurance works, for example, so that insurance companies can't deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions, and can't cap the benefits people get over their lifetime."
	2/11-16/10	37	39	15	4	3

	"Providing tax credits to small businesses to encourage them to offer coverage to their employees."
	2/11-16/10	30	42	18	5	4

	"Providing financial help to lower and middle income Americans who don't get insurance through their jobs to help them purchase coverage."
	2/11-16/10	32	36	20	5	6

	"Helping close the Medicare 'doughnut hole' or 'coverage gap' so seniors would no longer have a period where they are responsible for paying the full cost of their medicines."
	2/11-16/10	35	36	20	3	3

	"Expanding the existing Medicaid program to cover more low-income uninsured Americans."
	2/11-16/10	26	30	25	7	11

	"Allowing children to stay on their parents' insurance plans through age 25."
	2/11-16/10	20	33	25	10	11

	"Creating a health insurance exchange or marketplace where small businesses and people who don't get coverage through their jobs can shop for insurance and compare prices and benefits."
	2/11-16/10	30	41	20	5	2

	"Limiting future increases in Medicare payments to health care providers as a way to help pay for health reform."
	2/11-16/10	18	28	27	8	15

	"Limiting the amount of money that patients can collect in medical malpractice lawsuits."
	2/11-16/10	26	31	22	9	9

	"Allowing health insurers to sell health insurance policies across state lines."
	2/11-16/10	22	28	24	13	8

	"Expanding high risk insurance pools to cover people who have an illness that makes it hard to buy insurance in the regular market."
	2/11-16/10	31	39	21	3	3

	"Establishing a new Medicare Commission to recommend policies that reduce cost growth in Medicare."
	2/11-16/10	23	32	27	7	8

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Feb. 12-15, 2010. N=1,023 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

"What do you think Congress should do on health care: pass a health care bill similar to the legislation that Congress has been working on for the past year, start work on an entirely new bill, or stop working on any bills that would change the country's health care system?"

		Pass Similar Bill	Work On New Bill	Stop Working On Any Bill	Other (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/12-15/10	25	48	25	2	1
	1/22-24/10	30	48	21	1	1

"Now here are a few provisions that the U.S. House and Senate might consider. Please tell me whether you favor or oppose each one. . . ." 11/09 intro: "Now here are a few provisions in the health care bill passed by the U.S. House. Please tell me whether you favor or oppose each one. . . ."

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"Requiring all large and mid-sized businesses to provide health insurance for their employees"
	2/12-15/10	72	27	1
	11/13-15/09	73	25	2

	"Limiting the amount of money that patients can get if they win a medical malpractice lawsuit"
	2/12-15/10	66	33	2

	"Creating a public health insurance option administered by the federal government that would compete with plans offered by private companies"
	2/12-15/10	51	48	1

Pew Research Center Poll. Feb. 3-9, 2010. N=1,383 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.

"Please tell me if you think the REPUBLICAN Party or the DEMOCRATIC Party could do a better job in each of the following areas. Which party could do a better job of reforming the U.S. health care system?"

		Republican Party	Democratic Party	Both Equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/3-9/10	32	45	6	10	7
	8/27-30/09	27	46	4	14	9
	2/08	26	56	3	8	7

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 4-8, 2010. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.

"Who do you trust to do a better job handling health care reform: Obama or the Republicans in Congress?" Options rotated

		Obama	Republicans in Congress	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/4-8/10	46	41	1	9	2
	12/10-13/09	46	39	1	13	2
	11/12-15/09	50	37	1	10	2
	9/10-12/09	48	36	1	12	3
	7/15-18/09	54	34	1	10	1
	6/18-21/09	55	27	2	11	4

"Do you think the proposed changes to the health care system are too complicated, or do you think the changes have to be this complex to accomplish what they're trying to do?"

		Too Complicated	Have To Be This Complex	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/4-8/10	60	35	5

"Do you think the proposed changes to the health care system are too expensive, or do you think the cost is about right for what they're trying to do?"

		Too Expensive	Cost Is About Right	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/4-8/10	59	34	7

"Do you think the government should or should not require businesses to offer private health insurance for their full-time employees?"

		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/4-8/10	72	27	1
	9/06	79	19	2

"Do you think the government should or should not require all Americans to have health insurance, either from their employer or from another source, with tax credits or other aid to help low-income people pay for it?"

		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/4-8/10	56	43	2
	9/06	65	32	3

"Do you think the government should or should not require insurance companies to sell coverage to people regardless of pre-existing conditions?"

		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/4-8/10	80	19	2

"Do you think lawmakers in Washington should keep trying to pass a comprehensive health care reform plan, or should give up on comprehensive health care reform?" Options rotated

		Keep Trying	Give Up	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	63	34	4
	Democrats	88	8	4
	Independents	56	39	5
	Republicans	42	55	3

"Regardless of your own preference, given what you've heard, do you think a comprehensive health care reform plan has a chance of becoming law this year, or do you think health care reform is dead?" Options rotated

		Has a Chance	Reform is Dead	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/4-8/10	48	46	5

	Asked of those who think reform is dead: "Who do you think is mainly responsible for that: Obama, the Democrats in Congress, or the Republicans in Congress?" Options rotated

		Obama	Democrats in Congress	Republicans in Congress	Combined/ All (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/4-8/10	17	28	34	18	3

"Do you have some form of health insurance or health care coverage, or not?"

		Yes	No
		%	%
	2/4-8/10	83	17
	1/12-15/10	87	13
	12/10-13/09	82	17
	11/12-15/09	84	15
	10/15-18/09	85	15
	9/10-12/09	86	14
	8/13-17/09	85	14
	6/18-21/09	84	16

Ipsos/McClatchy Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Jan. 28-31, 2010. N=1,127 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.9.

"Do you favor or oppose the following? . . ."

		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"Creation of a public entity to directly compete with existing health insurance companies."
	1/28-31/10	49	42	9
	11/19-22/09	52	36	11
	10/29 - 11/1/09	51	43	6
	8/27-31/09	49	41	10