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With the focus now mainly on exchanges, Medicaid expansions, and enrolling the uninsured in newly available coverage arrangements, there is less attention lately to the ACA insurance reforms which have always been the most popular parts of the law – changes which could affect every American’s insurance in some way and which go into effect…
As the country gears up for implementation of the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), June's Kaiser Health Tracking Poll takes a step back and examines views on health insurance more broadly among some key subgroups, including young adults, the uninsured, and those with pre-existing conditions. The poll finds that the large majority of Americans want and value health insurance.
With open enrollment in new health coverage options created under the Affordable Care Act set to begin in October, much of the public remains confused about the status of the law. The April 2013 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll provides a rough baseline of public awareness of the ACA before more intensive consumer information and consumer assistance efforts begin.
Majority-say-they-dont-understand-how-ACA-will-impact-them-polling Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted March 5-10, 2013)…
Three years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the March 2013 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that a majority of Americans are unsure how the law will impact them, and few are paying attention to the details of state-level decisions about implementation.
One Quarter Of Public Reports Having Problems Paying Medical Bills, Majority Have Delayed Care Due To Cost Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted May 8-14, 2012)…
Seven in Ten Say Medicare Needs Changes To Stay Sustainable Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted September 13-19, 2012)…
Most Support Medicaid Expansion As General Concept Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted July 17-23, 2012)…
More Support Than Oppose Their State Expanding Medicaid Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health, The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress (conducted January 3-9, 2013)…
Many Elements Of Health Reform Law Continue To Be Popular Across Parties Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted February 29-March 5, 2012)…
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