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AP Poll: Nearly 4 In 5 Say ObamaCare Will Worsen Insurance Coverage
Americans who already have health insurance are blaming President Barack Obama's health care overhaul for their rising premiums and deductibles, and overall 3 in 4 say the rollout of coverage for the uninsured has gone poorly.
An Associated Press-GfK poll finds that health care remains politically charged going into next year's congressional elections.
In the survey, nearly half of those with job-based or other private coverage say their policies will be changing next year — mostly for the worse. Nearly 4 in 5 (77 percent) blame the changes on the Affordable Care Act, even though the trend toward leaner coverage predates the law's passage.
Sixty-nine percent say their premiums will be going up, while 59 percent say annual deductibles or copayments are increasing.
Disapproval of Obama's handling of health care topped 60 percent in the poll.
Phyllis Dessel, 63, of Reading, Pa., believes she is finally enrolled after 50 attempts online. The retired social worker, a political independent, currently has her own private insurance.
When Dessel described her experience, she jokingly asked, "Do you mind if I cry?"
The premiums she found on the new insurance marketplace were "not at all" what she expected, said Dessel. "They were much, much higher."
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