The poll doesn't indicate that Americans would prefer not to have health reform. In fact, the data shows just the opposite. When asked what they though would happen if 'the government did NOT create a system of providing health care for all Americans,' a solid majority of people were 'very' or 'somewhat' concerned that the number of uninsured people in the U.S. would keep increasing, that they themselves might be uninsured at some point and that the cost of their own health care would go up.
To us, the poll doesn't indicate support is falling apart for health reform -- it does mean that uncertainty is on the rise. This is understandable, as a lot of details are still being hashed out and even members of Congress have difficulty quickly grasping all the complexities of the policy options being discussed right now. That's why it will be important for advocates of reform, including the President, to explain it clearly (and repeatedly) in the coming weeks. Shift the focus from the scary unknown to the known -- that the current system is broken, and it's time to fix it. Because there's a lot in it for all of us.
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