Trends In Partisan Views Of The ACA
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Why the Political Heat on the ACA Is Cooling
From Drew AltmanIn his latest column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman explores some early indicators that the political waters may be calming for the Affordable Care Act.
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How Much Political Coverage of the Health-Care Law Is Too Much?
From Drew AltmanThis was published as a Wall Street Journal Think Tank column on June 5, 2014. With primaries underway and the midterms approaching, coverage of the Affordable Care Act will increasingly focus on politics. Many political reporters may take temporary control of the health-care beat during the leadup to November.
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Majority of the Public Say They Haven’t Been Affected By the Health Reform Law
News ReleaseDemocrats More Likely to Say They Have Been Helped By the Law, Republicans More Likely to Say They Have Been Hurt Republican Voters Want ACA Debate to Continue, Democrats Would Rather Hear Candidates Talk About Issues Like Jobs, Independents Are More Split More than four years after the Affordable Care Act's enactment and more than…
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What’s Driving the GOP Health Plan
From Drew AltmanThis was published as a Wall Street Journal Think Tank column on May 30, 2014.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: May 2014
FeatureMore than four years after the Affordable Care Act's enactment and more than a month after the close of open enrollment, six in 10 Americans say the health reform law has not had an impact on them or their families, Kaiser’s May Tracking Poll finds. Among those who say it has, Republicans are much more likely to say their families have been hurt by the law than helped, while Democrats are more likely to say their families have been helped than hurt.
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Visualizing Health Policy: Public Opinion At The End of the First Open Enrollment Period
Other PostThis Visualizing Health Policy infographic takes a look at public opinion of the Affordable Care Act at the end of the first enrollment period, including the persistent deep partisan divisions, the sources of people’s impressions, and the favorable views towards many of the ACA’s least well-known provisions.
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Enrollment Surge Did Not Change Public’s Views on the Affordable Care Act
News ReleaseMost Common Reason for Remaining Uninsured is Not Being Able to Find an Affordable Plan; Just 7 Percent Would Rather Pay a Fine than Pay for Coverage As the Supreme Court Considers Challenge, a Majority Supports the Law's Requirements for Contraceptive Coverage, Including for Employers with Religious Objections Despite the news that 8 million people…
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: April 2014
FeatureDespite the news that 8 million people have signed up for health insurance through the ACA’s new marketplaces, the April Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds no change in overall opinion of the law since last month . The most common reason for remaining uninsured is not being able to find an affordable plan. Also, a majority of the public supports the ACA’s requirement that private health insurance plans cover the full cost of birth control and believes that for-profit companies should be subject to this requirement even if their owners object to birth control on religious grounds.
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KFF/The New York Times Upshot Poll Examines Public Opinion in Four Southern States on ACA and Midterm Elections
News ReleaseWith the end of the initial open enrollment period for new insurance options under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), The New York Times Upshot/Kaiser Family Foundation Polls In Four Southern States examines public opinion on the health care law and the upcoming midterm elections in Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and North Carolina.