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Tag: Michigan taxpayers

Michigan Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Speaker Dillon's Mandatory State Government-Run Health Plan

By MonFineis, Section News
Posted on Tue Dec 15, 2009 at 11:55:02 AM EST
Tags: Andy Dillon, health plan, government health plan, Michigan taxpayers (all tags)

Two Statewide Polls by Different Firms Find Strong Opposition

With two surveys of Michigan voters now finding strong opposition to House Speaker Andy Dillon's proposed mandatory state government-run health insurance plan, it's little wonder hearings on legislation to implement the plan have been halted and key witnesses have not been allowed to testify.

On Monday, EPIC*MRA released a new survey of Michigan voters that found strong opposition to House Bill 5345 among Democratic, Republican and Independent voters. In September, a survey of Michigan voters conducted by Lansing-based Marketing Resource Group (MRG) also found wide opposition to the scheme to force all public employers in Michigan and nearly 1.5 million residents to give up their private health insurance and instead get their insurance from a state government plan that would be created by the Legislature and run by 13 political appointees of the governor and Legislature.

In both surveys, voters expressed concerns with the mandatory nature of the legislation, the risks and costs to Michigan taxpayers, and state government's ability to manage the plan.

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