A day after President Obama told a group of religious leaders that there’s a moral imperative to cover the uninsured, he turned his attention to a tougher crowd: People who have insurance already and, in particular, the elderly who are covered by Medicare. Obama was speaking to a roomful of supporters, but many of his comments aimed to persuade those who are ambivalent toward or opposed to his health care plans. He called the status quo “unsustainable.” “If you’re on a public program like Medicare you’ve got something to worry about because we’re going to be running out of money,” he said. For those who get health insurance through work,

Obama argued, rising health costs will “gobble up a higher and higher percentage of your income. More employers are going to say we can’t afford to provide you health ins or if we do we’re going to push more costs onto you.” The public has yet to be convinced. In a poll out today from the Economist , 38% of respondents said health reform would leave them “worse off,” and 29% said their situation would be “about the same.” Only 15% thought they would receive better care if health reform passes.

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Obama Tries to Sell Health Reform to the Elderly & Insured