Health Reform- Many Americans Don't Know What It Means

Numerous polls have shown that the public remains divided about health reform – and remarkably ill-informed about it. An August Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll found that even people who would most benefit – the uninsured – were remarkably clueless.

Only about half of the uninsured said they are familiar with the main provision of the law, and only three in 10 thought it would help them get health care. Nearly half thought it would have no effect on them, and 14 percent thought they would be hurt by the law, possibly because they understand there is a mandate requiring them to get insurance, but don’t understand there are subsidies to help them afford that insurance. Read the full post...