DALLAS, TX: As it enters the “Terrible-Twos”, ObamaCare’s second birthday reveals a health care law riddled with too much confusion and too little reform, says Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) resident scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
Weekly Rasmussen polls have consistently found that somewhere between 51 and 57 percent of the public want ObamaCare repealed—and a Gallup poll found that 72 percent believe the coverage mandate is unconstitutional.
“That is a remarkably sustained, and probably unprecedented, level of public dissatisfaction with new legislation,” said Matthews. “And then there’s the unprecedented level of state dissatisfaction: When 26 states go to the trouble and expense of dragging an administration to the Supreme Court, you know the country is angry.”
“For all the White House’s chest-thumping that the U.S. Supreme Court will rule in favor of the mandate requiring Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty, you know they’re worried the justices will decide that Democrats trampled the Constitution—not once, but several times,” said Matthews.
“The president claimed that his health care law would be a milestone. Instead, it’s become a millstone, sinking Democratic hopes for years to come,” said Matthews. “And the more Democrats try to defend their law, the more indefensible it appears.
“ObamaCare may have reached two, but between the Supreme Court and possible changes in the White House and/or the makeup of the Senate, there’s a good chance it will never make three,” Matthews concluded. “Perhaps then—finally—we can move forward with real health care reform that improves access to care, lowers costs and improves quality.”
March 22, 2012