Most significantly, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation consumer health care confidence index actually increased by about three percentage points in December. Those results indicate that 99.1% of respondents were relatively unfazed with medical bankruptcy or the cost of prescription drugs. This silent majority is often downplayed in the media, in favor of those unable to buy individual health insurance. It is understandable that this population does not want to ruin what is a good thing for them.

The "If it ain't broke, why fix it?" mentality is prevalent within the poll's findings. About a third of the 500 people surveyed said that they expected healthcare reform to have a negative impact on the access to and quality of medical insurance. Meanwhile, 42% believed it would hurt the nation's financial state--an important concern, given that the Congressional Budget Office has just estimated the current deficit to be over $1 trillion. Medicare insurance and Medicaid are also significant factors in the soaring deficit.

These percentages have increased over the past several months, whereas positive opinions about the overhaul have soured. The most recent poll was taken just before the Senate finalized its healthcare reform bill. News reports detailed weeks of political wrangling and controversial closed-door committee hearings, not to mention obvious pork-barrel giveaways to secure some votes.

A decreasing percentage believe that healthcare reform is an integral part of a total economic strategy, but 49.5% still think that the Obama administration should maintain focus on the issue. Still, it is unlikely that they will tolerate Democratic legislators moving forward without a change in tactics. They have not convinced a solid plurality of Americans that their plan is the best way to expand low cost medical insurance coverage
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