PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: Pennsylvania voters oppose repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, by a 50-40 percent margin, a statewide poll shows.
The poll of 628 registered voters by Franklin & Marshall College found substantial support for Medicaid expansion, which the law allowed as a choice for states in a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Those surveyed favor providing Medicaid coverage to poor, uninsured people by almost two-thirds.
The support for President Obama’s signature health care plan occurs despite an online launch of the federal insurance marketplace on Oct. 1 that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius acknowledged has performed “miserably,” frustrating millions of Americans trying to sign up at HealthCare.gov. Sebelius on Wednesday apologized for problems at a House committee hearing in Washington… (more)
