Voters oppose GOP health plan 3-1, Quinnipiac poll finds
Only 20 percent of voters want President Trump to repeal the ACA, 50 percent want parts repealed, 27 percent don't want any of it repealed.
By a 3-1 margin, voters don't like the Republican proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare, a Quinnipiac University poll has found.
One out of every seven Americans, or 14 percent of those who responded, said they would lose their health insurance under the American Health Care Act.
The 14 percent includes 27 percent of voters in families with household income below $30,000, 18 percent of working class families and 14 percent of middle class families, the poll said.
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The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that 14 million Americans would lose health insurance within one year if the bill passes, and 24 million would lose coverage over 10 years.
Republicans were trying to pass the bill Thursday but delayed because they didn't have the votes among members of their own party who were divided over parts of the plan.
The Quinnipiac poll, released Thursday, found that 56 percent of those surveyed disapprove of the Republican plan, with more non-white voters against it than white voters.
Eighty-five percent said it was very important for health insurance to be affordable, with 13 percent saying it was somewhat important.
Eighty percent opposed cutting funding to Planned Parenthood, in an 80-14 percent response when told that federal funds for Planned Parenthood are used only for non-abortion health issues. This included 60-32 percent of Republicans.
When the Planned Parenthood funding was not explained, voters opposed cutting the funding 61-33 percent.
Most voters, 74-22 percent, opposed cutting federal funding for Medicaid. This included 54-39 percent of Republicans.
The GOP plan proposes eliminating expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
Only 12 percent of voters said the Republican healthcare plan would have a positive impact on their healthcare, as opposed to 30 percent who said it would have a negative impact and half, 50 percent said it would have no impact.
Only 20 percent of voters want President Trump to repeal the ACA. Half, or 50 percent, want parts repealed and 27 percent don't want any of it repealed.
The Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,056 voters between March 16 and 21.
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