RNC Research

A New CBS News/New York Times Poll Shows “Wide Skepticism Among Both The Insured And Uninsured About How The Law Will Affect Them And The Nation As A Whole.” “With the approach of the new year, when health insurance policies under President Obama’s new health care law are set to begin, there is wide skepticism among both the insured and uninsured about how the law will affect them and the nation as a whole, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll.” (Megan Thee-Brennan, “Broad Skepticism On Health Care Law,” The New York Times, 12/18/13)

• Among The Uninsured, Two-Thirds Expect The Health Care System To Either Worsen Or Experience No Difference At All. “Overall, there is no consensus among uninsured Americans on how the health care system will fare once the law takes effect. While one-third expect improvement, two-thirds anticipate either a worsening or no difference at all.” (Megan Thee-Brennan, “Broad Skepticism On Health Care Law,” The New York Times, 12/18/13)
  
  
• Just 15 Percent Of Insured Americans Think ObamaCare Will Help Them Personally. “Just 15 percent of insured Americans think the health care law will help them personally, but that number rises to 33 percent among the uninsured.” (Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto and Fred Backus, “Poll: Both Uninsured, Insured Skeptical About Obamacare,” CBS News, 12/18/13)