About eight out of ten Americans favor a public option health insurance plan on the table in Congress right now. This is according to the new poll underwritten by AARP and completed by Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates released Tuesday night at an AARP event in Denver.
While most people seem to favor this public option, only four out of ten can accurately define what a public option health insurance plan means. This is not good news for President Obama who may be facing possible defeat on his health care reform platform.
The poll surveyed 1,000 Republicans, Democrats and independents across the nation earlier in August. The survey does suggest that Americans agree on health care reform of some sort, but there is much less agreement on whether or not it’s worth higher taxes or higher health insurance rates.
Most are still very concerned about having affordable health insurance. 65% oppose tax increases and 73% oppose higher health insurance premiums. This information was found through the Wichita Business Journal in the article “AARP polling shows uncertainties about ‘public option’ insurance in health reform” by Neil Westergaard.
