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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Mental Illnesses May Soon Be the Most Common Pre-Existing Conditions
Policy WatchBecause the prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders appears to have increased substantially since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, if the ACA is repealed, mental illnesses could be the most common pre-existing conditions.
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KFF Data Note: Americans’ Views on the Personal Impact of the ACA and the Supreme Court’s Decision
PerspectiveAs the Supreme Court hears cases challenging the constitutionality of parts of the Affordable Care Act, a relatively small share of the public thinks the Supreme Court’s decision will have a lot of impact on their family (28 percent). At the same time, the public is divided as to whether the law overall will leave their own families better off (26 percent), worse off (33 percent), or if it won’t make much difference (34 percent).…
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Would States Eliminate Key Benefits if AHCA Waivers are Enacted?
Issue BriefThis analysis offers a window into how insurers could respond if the Affordable Care Act's essential health benefits requirement is rolled back, a change being considered by Congressional leaders and allowed through state waivers by the House-passed American Health Care Act as a potential way for lowering premiums.
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Yes, the Trump administration promotes consumer choice — for healthy people
PerspectiveIn this Washington Post op-ed column, Karen Pollitz examines how the Trump Administration's efforts to promote coverage through short-term health insurance policies, rather than Affordable Care Act coverage, creates trade offs for consumers.
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JAMA Forum: What Does it Mean to Protect People with Preexisting Conditions?
PerspectiveIn this June 2018 post for The JAMA Forum, Larry Levitt examines the potential impact of the Trump Administration's legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act's protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
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Bipartisan Majorities Support Trump Administration’s Push to Get Drug Prices in Advertisements, Even after Hearing Counter-Arguments
News ReleaseOnly 1 in 4 Potential Marketplace Customers Know When ACA Open Enrollment Ends; 1 in 5 Say They Would Buy a Short-Term Plan A large majority of the public backs the Trump Administration’s initiative to require prescription drug advertisements to include information about prices, but fewer support other administrative actions involving pre-existing conditions and contraception coverage, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. Requiring drugmakers to include price information in their advertisements is a widely…
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Conversation on Health Care and the 2018 Midterm Elections
Event Date:EventHealth care ranks among the top issues voters want to hear candidates talk about on the campaign trail, with costs being the most concerning health issue for voters. Meanwhile, the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to be challenged in the judicial system with the latest case potentially jeopardizing the law’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions. And in four states, ACA Medicaid expansion initiatives are on the ballot to newly expand or…
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KFF Health Tracking Poll February 2024: Voters on Two Key Health Care Issues: Affordability and ACA
FeatureThis poll finds that inflation and health care affordability are the top issues voters want 2024 presidential candidates to discuss, as most rate the economy negatively. Adults worry most about affording unexpected medical bills and health care costs, and the Affordable Care Act remains popular despite partisan differences when it comes to its future.
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Obamacare and You
Fact SheetObamacare and You is a series of one-page papers explaining how the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” will affect different groups of people. Click on the links below to learn more: If You Are Uninsured Haga clic para leer en español If You Are Low-Income and May Qualify for Medicaid Haga clic para leer en español If You Have a Pre-Existing Condition Haga clic para leer en español If You Buy Coverage in the Individual Market…