Gallup continues to be a bearer of bad news for the White House:
Compared with last month, Americans have become more likely to say the costs their family pays for healthcare will get worse if a healthcare bill passes. Forty-nine percent of Americans say this, up from 42% in September.
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In addition to costs, a greater percentage of Americans now compared with last month also expect their healthcare situation to get worse in terms of the quality of care they receive (from 33% in September to 39%), their healthcare coverage (from 33% to 37%), and the insurance company requirements they have to meet to get certain treatments covered (from 38% to 46%).
The Oct. 16-19 USA Today/Gallup poll was conducted as both houses of Congress move closer to a vote on healthcare reform legislation, including a key Senate Finance Committee vote in favor of a reform bill on Oct. 13.
But the poll finds no more than one-quarter of Americans believing their healthcare situation will improve in any of the four areas. And in each, substantially more expect the situation to get worse than expect it to get better if a healthcare bill passes.





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