30 percent of Colorado voters 50 and older support House-passed health care bill, AARP survey finds
Roughly three in 10 likely voters in Colorado age 50 or older support the U.S. House-passed version of the American Health Care Act, according to a poll released Thursday by the AARP that also found the state’s residents are overwhelmingly against cutting Medicaid funding.
The survey found that 81 percent of likely Colorado voters age 50 or older don’t want any Medicaid dollars cut — including 70 percent of Republicans and 91 percent of Democrats.
Eleven percent of the state’s likely voters 50 and above said they didn’t know if they supported or opposed the legislation.
AARP, which has been vocal in its opposition to the AHCA, says it got the data from a landline- and cellphone-administered poll of 601 likely Colorado voters 50 years old and above between June 2 and June 13. It had a 4 percentage point margin of error, according to the organization.
Read the full story at The Denver Post.
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell leaves the chamber after announcing the release of the Republicans’ healthcare bill which represents the party’s long-awaited attempt to scuttle much of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017. The measure represents the Senate GOP’s effort to achieve a top tier priority for President Donald Trump and virtually all Republican members of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell leaves the chamber after announcing the release of the Republicans’ healthcare bill which represents the party’s long-awaited attempt to scuttle much of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017. The measure represents the Senate GOP’s effort to achieve a top tier priority for President Donald Trump and virtually all Republican members of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
