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Compare Medicare-for-all and Public Plan Proposals
From cost-sharing to financing and consumer assistance, compare key features of Medicare-for-all bills introduced in the 116th Congress to expand public coverage with our interactive tool.
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If ACA is Struck Down, Nearly All Americans Would Be Affected
In 2018, a judge ruled the ACA individual mandate is unconstitutional and that the entire law should be struck down. Here’s the potential impact if the entire law was held to be invalid. - courts
Guide to 5th Circuit Appeal in Case Challenging the ACA
This issue brief answers key questions about Texas v. United States, the case challenging the Affordable Care Act, leading up to the oral argument on appeal. - interactive
Tracking the Public’s Views on the Affordable Care Act
The public has remained deeply divided on the health reform law since it was passed in March 2010. Examine how specific groups feel about the law and how those opinions have changed or not changed over time. - Disparities Policy
Proposed Changes to Non-Discrimination Regulations
Section 1557 of the ACA prohibits discrimination in health programs and activities receiving federal funds. Here are the significant ways HHS’s proposed rule would narrow its scope.
Health Reform Polling
Latest Polling70%
say it’s “very important” that the ACA provision barring insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions remain in effect. (April 2019)
51%
say they support a Medicare-for-all plan that would cover all Americans. (July 2019)
55%
of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they prefer building on the ACA to replacing it with a national Medicare-for-all plan. (July 2019)
65%
favor having a government-administered health plan that would compete with private health insurance plans and be available to all Americans. (July 2019)
