Poll Shows Strong Public Support for Medicare, Medicaid, Stem Cell Researc

[DaveColorado]

Poll Shows Strong Public Support
For Range of Health Practices
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE
October 20, 2005

(See Corrections & Amplifications item below.)

A new Harris Interactive poll that measures support for each of 12 different health-care policies, programs or practices, finds significant public support for a range of issues ranging from the conventional to more controversial.

The online survey of 2,242 U.S. adults found an overwhelming majority (96%) of Americans "strongly" or "somewhat" favor Medicare, the medical assistance program for the elderly and disabled, while 91% say they support Medicaid, the program to assist people with very low incomes.

The poll also showed high support for policies or practices that are considered more controversial. Eighty-seven percent of those polled say they support funding of international HIV prevention and treatment programs, while 75% favor universal health insurance, compared with 17% who oppose it. Another 70% support embryonic stem-cell research, compared with about 19% who oppose it.

See full results of the poll:

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB112973460667273222-7Jjp4Ckx_LsV4qI5rjzrENNIcAQ_20061020.html?mod=blogs

[Deep13]

1. Related story: Americans also approve of indoor plumbing.

[texpatriot2004]

2. What the public supports the GOP Congress opposes. n.t

[DaveColorado]

4. I noticed

It makes ya wonder.

[deadparrot]

3. Welcome to the "leftist fringe," America. nt

[DaveColorado]

5. So how does the GOP do it/?

These numbers astounded me.

You'd think they had polled Denmark or something.

[deadparrot]

7. They've framed the debate for years now.

Hopefully what the Democratic leadership has seen in the past months has scared them enough to start fighting back.

[indepat]

6. The WH doesn't give a rat's ass what the public wants or feels: get used

to it.

[DaveColorado]

9. I think it shows

I think it shows that liberals have a real problem getting their message out.

[Zynx]

8. Damn right. The Republicans on these issues are in a tiny minority.