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| Massachusetts: 26% Consider StateÂ’s Health Care Reform a Success - model for US? |
| 2009-06-30 |
| Twenty-six percent (26%) of Massachusetts voters say their stateÂ’s health care reform effort has been a success. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds that 37% say the reform effort has been a failure, while another 37% are not sure. Only 10% of Bay State voters say the quality of health care has gotten better as a result of the reform plan while 29% say it has gotten worse. Most (53%) say the quality of care has not changed. As for cost, 21% say the reform has made health care more affordable in Massachusetts. Twenty-seven percent (27%) say health care is now less affordable while 44% see no change. (Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter. The Massachusetts Health Care Reform was enacted in 2006 by Republican Governor Mitt Romney and a Democratic state legislature. Some consider it a bipartisan model for national health care reform. By a 37% to 17% margin, Massachusetts liberals consider the program a success. By a 55% to 18% margin, conservatives in the state say itÂ’s been a failure. From a partisan perspective, Democrats are fairly evenly divided with 49% not sure if the reform effort has been a success or a failure. Sixty-six percent (66%) of Republicans say itÂ’s been a failure. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 27% consider the reform plan a success while 41% say itÂ’s been a failure. Please sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update (itÂ’s free) or follow us on Twitter. Let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #8 I guess the 26% are getting free health care. Somebody has to pay the bill. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-06-30 17:50 |
| #7 Of course costs are twice what the politicians promised. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-06-30 17:39 |
| #6 One major problem in MA is that there are not enough primary care physicians for all those newly insured folks. Universal coverage has not resulted in universal access. The same would happen nationally with Obamacare. Thus far, there've been few specifics by either Congress or the Administration as to how their plans would create an environment conducive to more physicians. Rising malpractice premiums, Loan debt from med school, and decreasing reimbursements do not constitute a model for attracting the best and brightest to medicine. |
| Posted by: Black Bart Ebberens7700 2009-06-30 16:34 |
| #5 Didn't Hawaii try a state health program, then cancel it when lo and behold they found people were abusing the system and would cost too much? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-06-30 16:06 |
| #4 Last I saw, this is still twice the approval rating of congress. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-06-30 16:04 |
| #3 Always destroying the majority for the miniority. It's so "democratic". |
| Posted by: newc 2009-06-30 15:46 |
| #2 I read an article yesterday on IBD that says Mass is trying to find a way to continue to pay for the current medical program. The state has lost billions in revenue from the financial cricis and unemployment has driven more people to sign up for Mass(casualty)care. The state is whining that it'll run out of money in August if they can't find some way to either cut costs further (ration care) or raise more money (raise taxes). Doesn't sound much like a success to me... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-06-30 15:42 |
| #1 26% positive opinion. Yup, that's enough for the Democrats to run with the program. Never mind the other 74%. |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-06-30 15:16 |