Seeing Ill Effects in the Healthcare-Reform Law

The enactment of healthcare reform has yet to soothe consumers’ anxiety about what the new regime will mean for them. That’s evident in polls conducted following passage of the bill. Several surveys asked people to say how they think the law will affect their own coverage and care. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll is typical in finding a plurality of respondents expecting a worsening in the situation for themselves and their families. Thirty-nine percent think the new law will leave them and their family worse off, vs.