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- Exit Poll: Half Of Voters Say Kynect Works Well, But Almost As Many Say Obamacare Went Too Far; 45% Favor Pot Legalization
An exit poll of voters in Tuesday's election showed that half of them thought the state's health-insurance exchange, Kynect, is working well, but almost as many thought the federal health-reform law went too far. Asked how Kynect is working, 21...
- Poll Finds Contrasting Views Of Obamacare And Kynect
Most registered voters in Kentucky have an unfavorable view of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act when it is called Obamacare, but a plurality think favorably of Kynect, the brand name of the health-insurance marketplace that state government...
- Obamacare In Ky.: Those Who Say They Have Enough Info On How It Affects Them Favor It; Those Who Lack Info Say They Don't Favor It
Kentuckians' support of the federal health-reform law remains low, with only 30 percent saying they view it favorably and 48 percent unfavorably, but 57 percent said they didn't have enough information to say how the law would affect them personally....
- Poll Shows Registered Voters In Ky. Favor Expanding Medicaid
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News A statewide poll last month found that most registered voters in Kentucky, when presented with specific facts and options, generally favored expansion of Medicaid under federal health-care reform....
- Health Care Is Strong Second To Economy Among Concerns Of Ky. Registered Voters; Candidates Compared On Handling Of Issues
Health care ranks high among the concerns of Kentucky voters, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll taken for the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. The poll, taken Sept. 20 through Oct. 14, asked registered voters to name the two...
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Obamacare is unpopular in nine swing states, but not when the law is described without that label
Party labels affect what rural voters think about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to the latest National Rural Assembly and Center for Rural Strategies poll of rural voters in nine swing states in the presidential election, reports Bill Bishop of the Daily Yonder, which the center publishes.
When asked if they approved or disapproved of the "Affordable Care Act, sometimes called Obamacare," 60 percent of rural voters said they opposed the law, and 34 percent said they favored it. Without reference to "Obamacare," voters were asked if they approved or disapproved of the law, which "would give states the opportunity to extend Medicaid coverage to cover more low income families with health insurance, with the federal government picking up 90 percent of the costs," and 45 percent said they approved, while 42 percent disapproved.
Bishop concludes that partisanship is the culprit for such results. "Partisanship overwhelms issues in today's politics," he writes. "Voters are willing to change their beliefs -- even their religious affiliation ... in order to stay with their political tribe." (Read more)
When asked if they approved or disapproved of the "Affordable Care Act, sometimes called Obamacare," 60 percent of rural voters said they opposed the law, and 34 percent said they favored it. Without reference to "Obamacare," voters were asked if they approved or disapproved of the law, which "would give states the opportunity to extend Medicaid coverage to cover more low income families with health insurance, with the federal government picking up 90 percent of the costs," and 45 percent said they approved, while 42 percent disapproved.
Bishop concludes that partisanship is the culprit for such results. "Partisanship overwhelms issues in today's politics," he writes. "Voters are willing to change their beliefs -- even their religious affiliation ... in order to stay with their political tribe." (Read more)
- Exit Poll: Half Of Voters Say Kynect Works Well, But Almost As Many Say Obamacare Went Too Far; 45% Favor Pot Legalization
An exit poll of voters in Tuesday's election showed that half of them thought the state's health-insurance exchange, Kynect, is working well, but almost as many thought the federal health-reform law went too far. Asked how Kynect is working, 21...
- Poll Finds Contrasting Views Of Obamacare And Kynect
Most registered voters in Kentucky have an unfavorable view of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act when it is called Obamacare, but a plurality think favorably of Kynect, the brand name of the health-insurance marketplace that state government...
- Obamacare In Ky.: Those Who Say They Have Enough Info On How It Affects Them Favor It; Those Who Lack Info Say They Don't Favor It
Kentuckians' support of the federal health-reform law remains low, with only 30 percent saying they view it favorably and 48 percent unfavorably, but 57 percent said they didn't have enough information to say how the law would affect them personally....
- Poll Shows Registered Voters In Ky. Favor Expanding Medicaid
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News A statewide poll last month found that most registered voters in Kentucky, when presented with specific facts and options, generally favored expansion of Medicaid under federal health-care reform....
- Health Care Is Strong Second To Economy Among Concerns Of Ky. Registered Voters; Candidates Compared On Handling Of Issues
Health care ranks high among the concerns of Kentucky voters, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll taken for the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. The poll, taken Sept. 20 through Oct. 14, asked registered voters to name the two...