Americans Oppose Health Care Law But Like Provisions
时间：2012-06-26 05:36:28
搜索关注在线英语听力室公众号：tingroom，领取免费英语资料大礼包。
（单词翻译）
A poll indicates that most Americans oppose President Barack Obama's health care reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions. The Reuters-Ipsos poll was conducted last week.
The
Supreme1 Court is expected to hand down its ruling on a challenge to the president's health care initiative Thursday.
At the heart of the Patient Protection and
Affordable2 Care Act, called "Obamacare" by its critics, lies the individual
mandate3. It requires every U.S. citizen to have health insurance, beginning in 2014, or be subject to a fine.
The Reuters poll says 61 percent of Americans are against the mandate, while 39 percent favor it.
Opponents of the current health care program say the government cannot oblige people to purchase health care and believe the government will
intrude4 into doctors' decisions and individual care.
The survey says support for other aspects of Obama's health care plan is strong.
82 percent of the respondents favored banning insurance companies from denying
coverage5 to people with pre-existing conditions.
61 percent favored allowing children to stay on their parents' insurance until age 26.
72 percent backed requiring companies with more than 50 employees to provide insurance for their employees.
Mitt6 Romney, the likely Republican presidential
nominee7, has promised to
repeal8 the law, if he defeats Obama in the November election. Romney has called for a bipartisan effort to correct what is wrong with American health care.
Obama, who has said he modeled the reforms on a health care plan Romney passed as governor of the of Massachusetts, defends his health care
overhaul9.
分享到：
