AUSTIN, TEXAS (September 13, 2017)—A new insuranceQuotes study found that 53% of Americans feel the same about Affordable Care Act (ACA) now as they did before the 2016 election.
An almost equal number of Republicans, Democrats and Independents said health care reform is the number one priority President Trump and Congress should address (38%), ahead of tax code reform (20%), improving national security (18%) and changing immigration laws (14%).
When asked what they like about the current health care law, 87% favor the requirement for health insurers to cover people with pre-existing conditions.
However, 57% oppose the individual mandate, which requires Americans to have health insurance or pay a fine.
When compared to other age groups, Millennials are:
- Most likely to favor the federal government providing financial assistance to low-income Americans so they can afford health insurance (84%).
- Most likely to want young adults to stay on their parents’ health plans until age 26 (81%).
- Most likely to want states to offer insurance through Medicaid to more low-income people (87%).
When asked to imagine what the future holds for the health care law over the next year, 31% believe it will be repealed and replaced, 27% believe it will still be in place but updated, and 24% believe it will be the same as it is today (24%).
“Health care remains a top priority and Obamacare is still popular with many Americans, especially young people,” said Laura Adams, senior insurance analyst, insuranceQuotes. “Since the ACA is still law, uninsured consumers should shop for a health plan during open enrollment, which starts November 1.”
The full report—which includes additional data and generation-by-generation analysis—is available here.
Methodology:
The survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI) from August 3-6, 2017. PSRAI obtained telephone interviews in English and Spanish with a nationally representative sample of 1,002 adults living in the continental United States by landline (501) and cell phone (501, including 303 without a landline phone). Statistical results are weighted to correct known demographic discrepancies. The margin of sampling error for the complete set of weighted data is ± 4.0 percentage points.
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