Americans give high marks to the health care they now receive but are more pessimistic than ever about the future of care, according to a Rasmussen poll released today.
The telephone survey of likely US voters found that 61 percent think the health care system will get worse over the next two years, while only 24 percent believe it will get better. Pessimism has certainly increased over the past few months in that respect, and dramatically so over the past few years.ย
On June 17 of this year, 57 percent felt health care would get worse in the coming years; while in February, 48 percent expected the same, and in December 2012, this ratio was at 47 percent.
This pessimism is certainly related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, but exceeds public disapproval of the law itself.ย A July 19 Rasmussen poll found that 44 percent of likely voters approved of the president’s handling of health care issues, while 43 percent rated the president poorly on health care. ย And a July 15 poll found that comparable numbers approve of Obamacare (45 percent), while 50 percent have an unfavorable opinion of the law.ย Only 26 percent of Americans opposed the delaying of the individual health care mandate.
