A new poll
of Connecticut voters for SEIU finds 46% cite healthcare/insurance costs as
a major problem they face in maintaining their current standard of living.
Behind only local property taxes, health costs are cited as a major problem by
more voters than state income or sales taxes, housing costs, low wages, unemployment,
personal debt, child care or transportation costs. 24% of voters find
healthcare/insurance costs a minor problem and 29% say it isn’t a problem.
Healthcare/insurance cost problems are worst for New Haven/Litchfield area voters
(57%) and lowest in eastern Connecticut (34%). Half (49%) of Connecticut voters
think the state doesn’t spend enough on Medicaid/healthcare; only 11% believe
the state spends too much. This level of support is behind pensions, public
transportation, higher education, and K-12 education. 41% believe that cuts to
Medicaid/healthcare will have a negative impact on them or their family.
