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  • Title: Liking the pieces, not the package: contradictions in public opinion during health reform.
    Author: Brodie M, Altman D, Deane C, Buscho S, Hamel E.
    Journal: Health Aff (Millwood); 2010 Jun; 29(6):1125-30. PubMed ID: 20530341.
    Abstract:
    Public opinion played a prominent role during the recent health care reform debate. Critics of reform pointed to poll results as evidence that a majority of Americans opposed sweeping changes. Supporters cited polls showing that people favored many specific aspects of the legislation. A closer examination of past and present polling shows that opinion tracked with historic patterns and was relatively stable, even if the contentious public debate suggested a volatile public mood in 2009 and 2010. Going forward, the public will begin reacting to reform implementation, primarily by judging it in terms of their perceptions of and experiences with what the new law does and does not do for people. These opinions could in turn influence implementation or future legislation.
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