public opinion and survey research at Kaiser Family Foundation, in Menlo Park, California, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Jun;29(6):1125-30. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0434.
Public opinion played a prominent role during the recent health care reform debate. Critics of reform pointed to poll results as evidence that a majority of Americans opposed sweeping changes. Supporters cited polls showing that people favored many specific aspects of the legislation. A closer examination of past and present polling shows that opinion tracked with historic patterns and was relatively stable, even if the contentious public debate suggested a volatile public mood in 2009 and 2010. Going forward, the public will begin reacting to reform implementation, primarily by judging it in terms of their perceptions of and experiences with what the new law does and does not do for people. These opinions could in turn influence implementation or future legislation.
公众舆论在最近的医疗改革辩论中发挥了突出作用。改革的批评者指出民意调查结果表明，大多数美国人反对全面改革。支持者援引民意调查结果表明，人们赞成立法的许多具体方面。对过去和现在的民意调查进行更仔细的审查表明，意见与历史模式保持一致，相对稳定，即使有争议的公众辩论表明 2009 年和 2010 年公众情绪不稳定。展望未来，公众将开始对改革的实施做出反应，主要是根据他们对新法的看法和对新法为人们所做和未做的事情的看法来判断。这些意见反过来又可能影响实施或未来的立法。
