Poll: Public happier with own healthcare than nation's

The Hill ^ | November 25, 2013 | Elise Viebeck

[Cincinatus' Wife]

People in the United States view their own healthcare far more favorably than the national system, according to a new poll.

In its annual healthcare survey, Gallup found that people tend to rate their own healthcare coverage more highly than they rate the quality of care in the United States.

Sixty-nine percent of people rate their personal health insurance as excellent or good, while only 32 percent view the nation's as highly, according to the Nov. 7-10 poll.

The strong level of personal satisfaction with healthcare contrasts with a jump in the number of people who view healthcare as the nation's second most important problem, behind dissatisfaction with the government.

The rise in concern likely registers awareness of ObamaCare's troubled rollout since Oct. 1, according to the survey.

Pollsters attributed the healthcare law's lack of popularity to people's general contentment with the cost and quality of their own medical care.

"Trends in Americans' assessments of their personal healthcare situation have been highly stable in recent years, suggesting little increase in personal worry," Gallup stated in a memo.

"These findings may help explain why the healthcare law has never been highly popular, even before the recent troubles in implementing it: many Americans simply feel that their healthcare situation is fine as it is."

[RightFighter]

This is also usually true when you ask people about THEIR congressman, versus asking them about their opinion of Congress in general. You’ll note that most opinion polls show a horrible, terrible, low percentage of congressional approval. I like my congressman but I have very low opinion of congress in general.

[ArmstedFragg]

I wonder if it will ever occur to Gallup that much of the reason most people are happy with their coverage is because THEY chose it?

[MrB]

In a conversation with a lib prior to 2008, I was told that our healthcare system was one of the worst in the world, and that’s why we needed “reform”.

The truth is, the left wanted “reform”, so they pushed the lie about the awful healthcare system.

[Kenny]

So how could Roberts rule this mess Constitutional in any way. The government is forcing people off their policies, setting themselves up as the only alternative since the government is mandating everyone has a policy and mandating standards for their policies.

And how can it be a tax if it’s not equally applied and if it’s taxing something that’s NOT there????

Someone help me out here.