Searches Show Huge Interest in Health Bill–After It Passes
If Google (GOOG) search numbers are any indication, Americans’ interest in getting information on the health-care overhaul has surged dramatically–after the main bill has been passed.
Searches for terms like “health care reform” have been consistent through most of the debate, rising during the summer’s town-hall meetings and when the House and Senate passed their initial version of the bill. But this week, searches are about 20 times as high as their average since July. Google doesn’t release exact numbers, but just to give you an idea of how interested people are: The peak of U.S. searches for the term “health care bill” was more than double that of searches for “March Madness.”
