9/2009 - Health Care Reform: A Louisiana Perspective
 
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Health Care Reform: A Louisiana Perspective

1. What do you think should be the most important focus for health care reform?

2. In any health care proposal, how important do you feel it is to give people a choice of both a public plan administered by the federal government and a private plan for their health insurance?

3. Do you think you and your family would be better off or worse off if President Obama and Congress passed health care reform, or don't you think it would make much difference?

4. Do you think that health care facilities in Louisiana (such as hospitals, doctor’s office, ERs) would be better off or worse off if health care reform is passed, or don’t you think it would make much difference?

5. In order to help pay for health care reform, would you favor or oppose increasing taxes on Americans with high incomes?

6. Which comes closer to describing your own views? Given the serious economic problems facing the country we cannot afford to take on health care reform right now or it is more important than ever to take on health care reform now?

7. Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: People should have a right to health care services regardless of their ability to pay.

8. From what you know, do you think it is true or not true that the health care reform legislation will create these so called 'death panels' - government organizations that will make decisions about who will and will not receive health services when they are critically ill?

9. As you may know, some opponents of the proposed health care reform have been protesting at town meetings with their members of Congress. Overall, do you think these protests have been appropriate or inappropriate?

10. What is the main reason you favor or oppose the health care reform plan (being considered right now)?