Arizona voters prefer Obamacare replacement, changes over GOP plan
Arizona voters would prefer Obamacare be modified or completely replaced rather than adopt the health care Republican health care plan, a poll said.
The Capitol in Washington is seen early Thursday, July 27, 2017, as the Republican majority in Congress remains stymied by their inability to fulfill their political promise to repeal and replace "Obamacare" because of opposition and wavering within the GOP ranks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
PHOENIX — Arizona voters would prefer Obamacare be modified or completely replaced rather than adopt the health care Republican health care plan, a poll said.
The poll from OH Predictive Insights said just 6 percent of registered Arizona voters would support the GOP’s health plan becoming law, compared to 36 percent who want the Affordable Care Act to be repealed and replaced.
Forty-nine percent of respondents said they want Obamacare to remain in place, but they would like to see changes made to the 2009 law.
Wes Gullett, a partner at OH Predictive Insights and Republican strategist, said the poll was bad news for the GOP bill.
“When only 6 percent of respondents support a bill in Congress, you really are down to the blood relatives of the staff that wrote the bill,” he said in a press release.
Republicans have made health care reform a banner issue under President Donald Trump, who promised on the campaign trail to repeal and replace the law passed under former President Barack Obama and has continued that push in the White House.
However, the party’s efforts have been met by several failures to get anything done. A comprehensive bill failed on the Senate floor, as did an all-out repeal.
U.S. Sen. John McCain called for bipartisanship Thursday as the Senate considered voting on the so-called “skinny repeal” that would remove a few of the most unpopular pieces of the 2010 law, along with a few other measures, with the goal of getting something, anything, out of the Senate.
That would be the ticket to negotiations with the House, which passed its own legislation in May.
But that plan caused consternation among GOP senators after rumors began to surface that the House might just pass the “skinny bill,” call it a day and move on to other issues like tax reform after frittering away the first six months of Donald Trump’s presidency on unsuccessful efforts over health care.
The automated poll of 700 registered Arizona voters was conducted July 26. It had a margin of error of 3.2 percent.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Editor’s note: OH Predictive Insights has worked with KTAR News in the past to conduct polls.
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Bronze plan premiums in Phoenix are set to rise over 176% later this year.
The ACA is merely another tax, plain and simple. Or if you would rather.. as Pelosi says 'redistribution of wealth'.
Does anyone have the actual bona-fide payment default numbers as regards to the deductible? How many subsidized (or not) insured have $7150 laying around (bronze). If they don't have enough $ for their health insurance premiums in the first place and then use some of MY (and other taxpayers) money to get it using a subsidy; what are the chances they will pay the deductible? My money would be on about zero.
So, the unpaid deductible monies get 'redistributed' (another tax) back onto those who PAY theirs. Round-and-round we go.
That is exactly the point...and good one!
McCain, Flake, they don't read hundred page bills.
Interns and other stuff tell them the finer points.
They wouldn't understand the healthcare jargon anyway.
I work in healtcare/insurance (honest truth). I understand how "things" work better than most...but i have no idea what is in any healthcare bills either.
...im rambling...
Obamacare, as it is, works!
Why can't you trumpanzees come to that realization?
ACA certainly is expensive, but it provides coverage for those who would have nothing otherwise.
Chump has nothing better...never will!
What has chump and his cadre of flying monkeys been able to accomplish regarding a replacement plan?
Its clowns like you and your boy that hear Obama or Hillary and get that deer in headlights glazed over look. You spew a bunch of incoherent drivel regarding things you are ignorant about, and think you have a plan.
Your re-pube-licans have a majority!
Yep, lots of RINOs running around, so what?
Who you gonna blame and sling mindless insults at next!
Look in the mirror, Sam when you do.
Thanks,