More Than Half Of Californians Worried About Health Care Coverage If ACA Is Repealed
The poll reveals that even people not buying policies through the exchanges are worried about the future of health care coverage.
Sacramento Bee:
California Is Worried About Losing Health Care
A new statewide poll found that Golden State supporters of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, outnumber opponents by more than 2 to 1. About two-thirds of Californians say they support the law, including 45 percent who do so strongly, while just 26 percent say they’re against it, according to the poll released late Monday by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and done for the California Health Care Foundation. (Cadelago, 6/19)
San Jose Mercury News:
Poll: Californians Fear Losing Coverage In Obamacare Reform
The poll, by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, comes at a time when a record number of Golden State residents — 65 percent — now support the Affordable Care Act, said Mark DiCamillo, who directs the Berkeley IGS poll. “The breadth of the people who are worried about losing their coverage is quite revealing,’’ said DiCamillo. “It says that even people who are not directly affected by the ACA — for example, people covered through Medicare or other types of coverage — are fearful that somehow their coverage might be’’ impacted. (Seipel, 6/19)
And in other news —
Capital Public Radio/KXJZ:
McClintock Calls For And Mostly Receives Civility At Town Hall Meeting
It was 105 degrees outside and not much cooler inside as Congressman Tom McClintock opened a town hall meeting in a suit and tie at Jackson High School last night. ... Healthcare was also the subject of many questions. (Moffitt, 6/20)