Exclusive poll shows legislation increasing transparency and competition in health care attracts support from Independents and Swing Voters.
Health care bills which were the focus of recent House Energy and Commerce hearings are widely popular with the American people, according to an exclusive new health care poll from America’s New Majority Project.
WHY IT MATTERS – Republicans have historically trailed Democrats on who is most trusted in health care. The popularity of these bills could give the GOP a boost electorally if candidates are aggressive about explaining their health care agendas.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Increasing the transparency of real health prices is widely popular when explained as a tool of patient protection and empowerment.
- For pharmacy benefit manger (PBM) reform, focus on health insurance companies, who are known and understood by Americans, rather than PBMs, who are not.
- Site neutral payments in Medicare also receive large support if the benefits are explained (lowering out-of-pocket costs and strengthening Medicare).
- While still receiving majority support, there is more skepticism around allowing physicians to own hospitals, with one-in-four Americans expressing no opinion.
BOTTOM LINE – Increasing transparency and competition in health care is a magnet issue that attracts support from Independents, Democrats, and Swing Voters.
READ THE REPORT – Click on the image below to view the slideshow or continue past it to read results in the body of the article.
STRONG SUPPORT FOR TRANSPARENCY, COMPETION IN HEALTH CARE
An exclusive poll by America’s New Majority Project, conducted by McLaughlin and Associates revealed bipartisan support for recent House GOP health care legislation.
Voters were asked:
Would you favor or oppose legislation that strengthens price transparency requirements in health care, so patients can shop around to save money and avoid surprise bills?
- 85 percent – Favor
- 8 percent – Oppose
This includes:
- 90 percent of Whites
- 88 percent of Asians
- 87 percent of Gen X
- 92 percent of Boomers
Would you favor or oppose legislation that brings transparency to the true price health insurance companies pay for drugs and prevents patients from having to pay more for their prescription medicines than their insurance company?
- 84 percent – Favor
- 8 percent – Oppose
This includes:
- 87 percent of Democrats
- 86 percent of Asians
- 90 percent of Boomers
Would you favor or oppose legislation that lowers out of pocket costs for seniors and strengthens the Medicare Trust Fund by paying hospitals the same as doctors in the community for the same outpatient services?
- 76 percent – Favor
- 10 percent – Oppose
Would you favor or oppose legislation that gives patients more places to receive treatment by allowing physicians or physician groups to own hospitals?
- 61 percent – Favor
- 16 percent – Oppose
Of Note:
- 24 percent Don’t Know
- 35 percent “Somewhat Support” vs. 26 percent “Strong Support
IMPACT ON 2024
The poll also measured the issue’s potential impact on the 2024 Congressional elections.
Which candidate for Congress would you be more likely to support?
- A Republican candidate, who supports legislation that increases transparency and competition in health care.
- A Democratic candidate, who supports legislation that increases government control of health care and enrolls more people in government run, taxpayer financed health insurance.
- 51 percent – Republican candidate
- 36 percent – Democratic candidate
This is a +8 swing toward the GOP candidate from the Generic Ballot
The GOP candidate gains among:
- Independents: +11
- Swing Voters: +7
- Asians: +7
- Gen X: +5
- Boomers: +7
This national survey of 2,000 people was conducted from May 4-7, 2023 by McLaughlin & Associates for America’s New Majority Project and has a margin of error of 2.2%.