Thursday, September 24, 2009

Democrats Trying to Sell Health Plan to Seniors

By ALAN FRAM
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House and Democrats are laboring to attract skeptical seniors to their drive to reshape the nation's health care system, leading some to press the behemoth but reluctant AARP to be more aggressive about backing them.

Polls show people age 65 and up - the only age group that preferred Republican presidential candidate John McCain last November - have also had the most negative views about President Barack Obama's attempt to overhaul health care. Among that age group, six in 10 disapprove of the job Obama is doing on health care and about the same number oppose the plans being considered in Congress, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll earlier this month. Continue reading at http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_SENIORS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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