Poll: 80 percent of voters disapprove of GOP handling of health care [View all]

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Poll: 80 percent of voters disapprove of GOP handling of health care
By JAKE LAHUT 08/03/2017 01:27 PM EDT

A Quinnipiac University poll shows staggering opposition among registered voters toward Republican-led efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, with 80 percent of voters disapproving of the way Republicans in Congress are handling health care—including 60 percent of self-identified Republicans.

Sixty-four percent of voters across the ideological spectrum disapprove of Republican ideas to replace Obamacare, while just 25 percent are in favor of the legislation presented thus far.

Medicaid remains a touchy subject in the poll, with voters opposing a decrease in funding to the program 69 percent to 26 percent, including 52 percent of Republicans opposing cuts while just 39 percent remain in favor of austerity.

A narrow majority of voters support replacing the current health care system with a single-payer system by 51 percent to 38 percent. The question specifically defines single payer as Medicare covering every American citizen.


http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/03/poll-republican-health-care-241291