Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — April 2012
The April poll gauged Americans' opinions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the wake of the Supreme Court oral arguments in the legal challenges to the health reform law in March.
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The Individual Mandate: How Sweeping?
PerspectiveThe so-called "individual mandate" – the provision under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires most individuals to carry a minimum level of insurance coverage and is now being considered by the Supreme Court – has emerged as the least popular element of the reform law and the prime target for its opponents.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — March 2012
FeatureAs the oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) begin in two weeks before the Supreme Court, the March Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that Americans' views on the case mirror their views on the health reform law and that they expect parts of the ACA to continue whatever the Court rules.
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Americans’ Views on the Supreme Court Case Mirror Their Views on the Health Reform Law
News ReleaseThe Public Expects Parts Of The Affordable Care Act To Continue Whatever The Court Rules Two Years After Passage The Public Is Evenly Divided On The Law, Split Sharply Along Partisan Lines MENLO PARK, Calif.
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March Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: The ACA at Two Years; The Individual Mandate and the Supreme Court
PerspectiveAs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) nears its second birthday, the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that public opinion on the law remains evenly split (41 percent favorable, 40 percent unfavorable) with sharp divisions along partisan lines, much as it has been since the law was passed.
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Data Note: A Snapshot of Public Opinion on the Individual Mandate
Poll FindingFor the two years since the law's passage, and during the debate leading up to it, the individual mandate has been one of the most controversial aspects of the law.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — February 2012
FeatureIn the midst of continuing debate on the future of the Medicare program, the February Kaiser Family Foundation Tracking Poll finds most Americans and most seniors favor the status quo, though arguments about the program’s solvency have the potential to sway opinion toward new proposals.
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Data Note: Americans’ Views on the Personal Impact of the ACA and the Supreme Court’s Decision
Poll FindingThis Data Note draws from the March 2012 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll and examines people's impressions of how the law and the Court case will affect them, focusing primarily on those groups that are in the position to receive the greatest benefits.
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KFF February Health Tracking Poll: Nearly Half Confused About Status of the Health Reform Law
PerspectiveThe latest Kaiser Health Tracking poll finds that amid a public debate about contraceptive coverage in insurance plans, 63 percent of Americans support a new federal requirement that plans include no-cost birth control, while a third oppose it.
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Policy and Political Implications of the Supreme Court Case on the Affordable Care Act
Event Date:EventThis webcast features a Kaiser Family Foundation briefing held on March 14, 2012, examining the policy and political implications of the pending U.S. Supreme Court case on the Affordable Care Act (ACA).