Another Republican healthcare bill, another set of terrible polling numbers. This time around, it’s the Graham-Cassidy bill and, according to a CBS News poll, 52 percent of Americans disapprove, while just 20 percent approve. Even among Republicans, the plan to slash Medicaid funding and gut protections for people with pre-existing conditions falls short of majority support. Also:
Of the 32 percent of people polled who said they believed the bill would impact them personally, most -- 25 percent -- said they thought it would hurt them. Only seven percent of Americans think the bill would help them personally.
Most people don't yet realize how the bill might affect them personally, but it would. It’s amazing how quickly a healthy person can become a person with a pre-existing condition who’s bumping up against annual or lifetime caps on coverage. But basically nobody thinks this bill will help them, even as Republicans twist senatorial arms, offer bribes to states with undecided senators, and generally do everything possible to pass it before their September 30 deadline.
We haven’t won the battle to save health care yet. Republicans are STILL pushing to repeal Obamacare before September 30. Call your senators at (202) 224-3121 and urge them to vote “NO” on any repeal bill. (After you call, please tell us how it went.)