The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions continue to weigh heavily on the minds of Americans, especially in light of the ongoing legal battle on the future of the ACA. The majority of the public say they do not want to see the Supreme Court overturn either the pre-existing condition protections (68 percent) or the entire health care law (54 percent); and most – including about half of Republicans – also say it is “very important” to them that the ACA provisions protecting people with pre-existing conditions remain law even after hearing that these protections may have led to increased insurance costs for some healthy people. …
Addressing health care costs are on the forefront of the public’s mind when it comes to their priorities for Congress with far more Americans saying targeted actions on prescription drug costs (68 percent), protections for pre-existing conditions (64 percent), and surprise medical bills (50 percent) are the “top priority” for Congress compared to broader reforms like implementing a national Medicare-for-all plan (31 percent), or repealing and replacing the ACA (27 percent). …
This month’s KFF Health Tracking Poll continues to find a majority of the public (56 percent) favor a national Medicare-for-all plan and half holding favorable views of the ACA. About four in ten hold unfavorable views of either a national Medicare-for-all plan (38 percent) or the ACA (38 percent). CONT.
Kaiser Family Foundation
