Polling Affirms Strong Support for Covering Kids through Health Reform

A poll conducted on behalf of First Focus found that Americans support ensuring that children have access to comprehensive, affordable health coverage through health reform.  General support for kid’s coverage should come as no surprise, but the poll dug a bit deeper and still found strong support for ensuring all kids are covered even if it raises one’s taxes (68% in favor) and having a national children’s insurance program that covers all kids, including legal immigrant children (71% in favor). 

The poll also reflected a strong belief that children not be left worse off through health reform.  By a 3-1 majority, Americans indicated they would oppose the elimination of CHIP through health reform if it was replaced with coverage through a Health Insurance Exchange that costs more for families and offers fewer benefits to children.