Poll: Majority of Americans dislike GOP health care plan
The majority of Americans dislike the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which passed through the House in May, according to a poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit focused on policy-related health issues in the United States.
Fifty-five percent of those polled have an "unfavorable" view of the AHCA versus 31 percent of those who view it favorably. Of those who view the new health care plan unfavorably, 40 percent described their feelings toward it as "very unfavorable."
The poll also shows clear divisions along party lines-- the majority of Republicans (67 percent) view the new health care plan favorably. Only 8 percent of Democrats feel the same way.
The AHCA is significantly less popular than the Obama-era Affordable Care Act (ACA), which the new healthcare bill seeks to repeal and replace. About half of respondents (49 percent) have a favorable view of Obamacare, compared to the roughly three in ten Americans who view the AHCA favorably.
While President Trump made many health care promises during his campaign for the White House and prioritized health care reform since the beginning of his presidency, the majority of those polled (76 percent) think that the AHCA does not fulfill most of the promises made by Mr. Trump.
As for the future of the bill, about one in ten (8 percent), think the AHCA should pass through the Senate, where it is currently up for review, without any edits. Fifty percent believe the bill needs some level of revision from the Senate, while 29 percent don't think the Senate should pass it at all.
Sixty percent of Republicans think the AHCA should pass, and of this 60 percent, 15 percent think the bill should pass in its current form without any revisions.
Changes in the cost of health are also a major area of concern for the American public. Nearly half (45 percent) believe costs will get worse if the AHCA is passed as a law, while only 16 percent believe they will get better.
