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Tracking the Public’s Views on the ACA

While overall opinion of the Affordable Care Act has been more favorable than unfavorable since 2017, there remain deep partisan divides. See how public opinion on the ACA has changed from the inception of the law to the present. This interactive tool highlights key moments when views shifted and trends based on party identification, income, age, gender, and race/ethnicity.

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  • Health Affairs Issue Focuses on Health Reform

    Perspective

    The June 2010 issue of the journal Health Affairs is dedicated to health reform, and "begins to tackle the hundreds of implementation issues inherent in health reform and offers prescriptions for averting trouble," according to Editor-in-Chief Susan Dentzer. The issue features an article by Kaiser researchers examining past and present polling related to reform and showing how a surprisingly stable public opinion tracked with historic patterns, even if the contentious public debate suggested a volatile…

  • Data Note: Americans’ Satisfaction with Insurance Coverage

    Issue Brief

    This data note explores who is more or less likely to say that they are satisfied with their health insurance plan, examines how people’s opinions of their plan vary with health status and what people’s health care experiences and concerns can tell us about their health coverage. Overall, the Foundation’s August 2009 tracking poll found that most Americans with insurance give their plan a favorable rating, and most are satisfied with various aspects of their…

  • 5 things to know about Obamacare’s (likely) premium hikes

    Perspective

    In this guest column for VOX, the Kaiser Family Foundation's Larry Levitt examines several key factors behind the expected premium rate increases for the Affordable Care Act's marketplace plans in 2017 and what they mean for the stability of the marketplace.

  • Kaiser Family Foundation/Washington Post Partnership Survey Probes Experiences and Views of Rural Americans

    News Release

    Jobs Are Major Concern for Rural Residents: Two Thirds Rate Local Job Market as Fair or Poor, and Most Would Encourage Young People to Leave for Opportunities Elsewhere A new partnership survey of rural and small town America conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Washington Post gauges the views and experiences of people living in these communities and how they compare to those of urban and suburban residents. The survey finds that while…