CNSNews.com - Americans Losing Confidence in ObamaCare’s Promise of Lower Costs and Medicare Guarantee

CNSNews.com - Americans Losing Confidence in ObamaCare’s Promise of Lower Costs and Medicare Guarantee:

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden react to cheers as they arrive in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 23, 2010, for the signing ceremony for the health care bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

(CNSNews.com) – Americans are less confident they will be able to afford their health care now than they were before President Barack Obama signed the $1 trillion health care overhaul package, according to a poll released on the five-month anniversary of the president’s signature.

A Thomson-Reuters consumer confidence poll released Monday said “Americans’ confidence in their ability to pay for and access health care has fallen by 5 percent since December 2009.” The survey encompassed 3,000 people.

The poll is the latest indicator of sustained public disapproval of the Democrats’ health care reform law. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law in Marcy, says all Americans must buy health insurance and all companies with more than 50 employees must provide health insurance or pay a penalty. In addition, health insurance companies must cover pre-existing conditions.

A CNN/Opinion Research Survey last week found that 56 percent of Americans oppose the health care law.

Seventy-one percent of Missouri voters rejected the health care plan in a statewide referendum.

“The American people want nothing to do with ObamaCare and its tax hikes, job-killing mandates, Medicare cuts, and new bureaucracies,” said House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a statement Monday. “That’s why fighting to repeal this unaffordable health care law and replace it with common-sense reforms focused on lowering costs and protecting American jobs.”