Poll: Democrats Hold Edge on Contraception Debate, Medicare
Updated: March 1, 2012 | 6:14 a.m.
Though the public remains skeptical of the health care law, a Kaiser Family Foundation survey suggests that Democrats hold a political advantage in the live policy debates surrounding the issue.
The survey, part of the organization’s monthly tracking poll, found support for the 2010 law split nearly evenly. Forty-two percent of the adults surveyed had a favorable view of the law, while 43 percent viewed it unfavorably.
But despite the continued lukewarm reception for the health care law generally, the survey found that the public still trusts President Obama to make the right decisions about the future of the law more than any of his Republican challengers. The survey shows that 58 percent trust the president, compared with between 33 and 43 percent for his challengers.
Two health care policy debates also favor the Democrats. Survey respondents agree with the Democratic position on Medicare and the roiling contraception debate. Congressional Republicans are pushing a vote on Thursday on an amendment that would allow employers to avoid covering services they deem immoral, a response to an Obama administration policy that requires most employers, including those with religious affiliations, to offer employees health insurance plans that cover contraception.
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