5 Charts About Public Opinion on the Affordable Care Act
A look at public opinion about the ACA and its provisions, including protections for people with pre-existing conditions and the impact of the law on families.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – November 2019: Health Care In The 2020 Election, Medicare-for-all, And The State Of The ACA
FeatureThis poll examines the issues Democrats most want to hear in the debates, their trust of the Democratic candidates on health care, attitudes towards Medicare-for-all and a public option, perceptions of the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces, and prospects of legislation to address prescription drug costs.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – October 2019: Health Care In The Democratic Debates, Congress, And The Courts
FeatureThis poll examines health care issues in the Democratic presidential primary , government negotiation of prescription drug prices, party trust on health care, Medicare-for-all, and the pending Texas v. US lawsuit affecting the Affordable Care Act and pre-existing condition protections.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – January 2020: Medicare-for-all, Public Option, Health Care Legislation And Court Actions
FeatureThis month's KFF Health Tracking poll examines public opinion and knowledge of Medicare-for-all and a public option, President Trump's approval on health care programs and issues, the public's priorities for Congress, and public opinion on the Affordable Care Act and the Texas v. U.S. court case.
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About 1.5 Million Teachers are at Higher Risk of Serious Illness From COVID-19
News ReleaseAs local, state and federal official debate when and how to reopen schools across the nation, a new KFF analysis estimates nearly 1.5 million teachers have health conditions that put them at higher risk of serious illness if they were to contract COVID-19.
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Return of Health Discrimination to Insurance Markets Could Affect Millions of People
Policy WatchWithout the ACA, there is nothing in federal law to assure people with pre-existing health conditions access to affordable individual market coverage. This post looks at how overturning the ACA would disproportionately affect older adults, younger women, and people living outside metro areas
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One-Fourth Of Adults And Nearly Half of Adults Under 30 Don’t Have A Primary Care Doctor
FeatureOne-Fourth Of Adults And Nearly Half of Adults Under 30 Don’t Have A Primary Care Doctor Download Source KFF Health Tracking Poll (conducted July 17-22, 2018)…
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Testimony: Pre-Existing Conditions and Health Insurance
Issue BriefKFF's Karen Pollitz testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means on Jan. 29, 2019 examines the prevalence of pre-existing conditions, the impact of the Affordable Care Act's prohibition against medical underwriting and other provisions aimed at stabilizing the insurance risk pool, and the trade-offs involved in relaxing those provisions.
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Poll: Majorities Favor a Range of Options to Expand Public Coverage, Including Medicare-for-All
News ReleaseAt a time when debate is beginning about a national Medicare-for-all plan and other approaches to expanding coverage through public programs, this month’s KFF Health Tracking poll examines Americans’ early opinion on a range of options under consideration.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – January 2019: The Public On Next Steps For The ACA And Proposals To Expand Coverage
FeatureThis month's KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that about four in ten are aware of the federal judge's ruling that the ACA is no longer valid but once made aware, most disapprove of the ruling. This poll also examines the public's favorability toward expanding the role of public health care programs, and majorities across partisan groups have a favorable opinion of programs such as Medicare buy-in and Medicaid buy-in, with a national Medicare-for-all being less popular but still receiving a majority of support overall.