Poll shows concerns Obama health plans will push up costs, diminish care — MedCity Morning Read, Oct. 27, 2009

The majority of Americans are opposed to President Barack Obama’s health care reform, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey conducted last week, the Dayton Business Journal reported.

The 1,000-person survey found that 57 percent of Americans worry the president’s plan would raise the cost of health care. Democrats are in favor of a government-run insurance option to cover uninsured Americans that would parallel private providers.

Americans fear the quality of care will also decrease if the plan is adopted. According to the survey, 53 percent believe quality will diminish, 23 percent think it will improve and 18 percent foresee change, the Dayton Business Journal reported.

Overall, public skepticism is increasing, with only 45 percent supporting Obama’s reform efforts, according to the Dayton Business Journal.

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