| | Americans’ Views on National Health-Care Reform | |
When it comes to reforming the U.S. health-care system, expanding access to private insurance is the most broadly supported option. Gallup recently asked Americans their views on 12 different reform options, from tax breaks and deregulation to mandates and a national health-care system similar to Canada’s and Europe’s.
The most-favored policy—receiving near-universal support (94 percent)—was tax breaks to small businesses for providing insurance to employees. The policy most opposed (44 percent) was a mandate for every American to have health insurance.
Gallup notes that the three least-favored approaches (national health care, repealing federal income-tax cuts, and mandatory health insurance) were the only proposals that did not receive bipartisan support. They are supported by a majority of Democrats but less than half of Republicans.
“Policy-makers eager to make some progress on healthcare reform might consider focusing their efforts on expanding access to private health insurance, as these proposals tend to receive the highest and most bipartisan support,” stresses Gallup.
Health-Care Reform Policy |
Favor
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Oppose
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No opinion |
Give tax breaks to small businesses to allow them to provide health insurance for their employees |
94 |
6 |
Provided by Institute for Health Freedom on 12/12/2007
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