DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/POLLS: “In recent elections, Democrats have faced attacks related to health-care costs, with the party being blamed for premium increases on Affordable Care Act exchanges during the Obama years. Now, as many health insurers are seeking to impose double-digit rate increases on those marketplaces, a number of recent surveys suggest Republicans may take the lion’s share of the blame, with Democrats viewed more favorably on the issue ahead of November’s midterm elections. For example, 61% of voters said President Donald Trump and Republicans would be responsible for problems with the ACA going forward, according to a late 2017 Kaiser Family Foundation poll. In a CNN poll in March, 56% thought Democrats would do a better job of dealing with health care, compared to 36% who thought Republicans would. Democrats, seeking to regain the congressional majority, are looking to capitalize on that view.”
-Stephanie Armour, “Democrats, Long Blamed for Health-Care Costs, Seek to Shift Ownership to GOP,” The Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2018 9:00 am