Jan 21 2010
Twenty-five percent of Americans surveyed favor
the health care reform legislation proposed by Congress, according to a
survey just conducted by LIMRA.
"These results are not surprising given yesterday's election results in the
Massachusetts senatorial race, where the winning candidate ran on a
platform against the health care reform legislation," said Scott
Kallenbach, associate research director, LIMRA strategic research. "With 86
percent of those surveyed saying they had health care coverage, we believe
that many people are leery that the proposed legislation could affect their
current coverage."
LIMRA's survey found that 75 percent of Americans who have health care
insurance said they were happy with the quality of the care they receive,
relative to the premiums they pay.
While one in four Americans surveyed support the current health care reform
legislation, 40 percent said they were opposed to it and 35 percent said
they didn't know enough to form an opinion.
LIMRA conducted a survey of 900 American adults on Jan. 15-19, 2010. The
results were weighted to represent the general population of the United
States.
SOURCE: LIMRA