Americans have mixed feelings about healthcare reform and how the Affordable care Act (ACA) has affected them. While most have have formed an opinion on the ACA, a majority was misinformed about the details of the law or not informed. These are the results of the Kaiser Family Foundation July 2014 Health Tracking Poll. Here are the highlights of the survey in July.
majority Misinformed or uninformed about the ACA
Kaiser previous surveys found that misconceptions about the ACA are common. found the survey July that this is still the case. More than a quarter (26 percent) of the public thinks that people are newly enrolled in the policy by the ACA, enrolled into a single plan of the government. They are unaware that individuals can choose between individual health insurance plans. In addition, 38 percent of the public reported to not know enough about the ACA, to give an answer.
60 percent of the public prefer Congress the ACA, enhance rather than repeal and replace Law
Although the unfavorable view of ACA increased in July 60 percent still prefer that Congress works, the law on improvement rather than repealing and replacing it. While 86 percent of Democrats are committed to improving the law, only 32 percent of Republicans prefer to improve the existing law.
public wants government on issues other than healthcare focus
Apart from veterans health issues, the public would prefer that the government focus its attention elsewhere , A majority of the public reported that the president and Congress too little attention to the economy and employment (70 percent), the federal budget deficit (68 percent), education (66 percent) and social security payable (65 percent).
According to the survey, the public, the government thinks too much attention to health care pay (29 percent) and women's health issues, including access to birth control (28 percent).
Mixed Emotions on Hobby Lobby decision
on June 30, the Supreme Court ruled that privately owned, for-profit companies for prescription birth control can not be paid in their employee health plans where the employer religious objections. asked to the question of the Supreme Court decision on the Hobby Lobby challenge the contraceptive coverage requirement of the ACA, the public was almost evenly divided. While 49 percent of the ruling rejected, 47 percent of the decision approved
chart and Poll. Source: KFF July 2014 tracking survey
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What do you think of the latest survey on the views of the public of the ACA ?
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