Nearly four in 10 Americans say equal pay is the top issue facing working women in the United States today, a sentiment shared by roughly the same proportions of men, women, and working women. About twice as many Americans mention equal pay as cite the second-ranked issue — equal opportunity […] Read more »
Privately Insured In America: Opinions On Health Care Costs And Coverage
A new survey conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that most, but not all, privately insured Americans age 18-64 are satisfied with their health plans, are not deterred from using their health benefits due to cost, and say health care costs do not have a […] Read more »
American Public Attitudes Toward Affordable Care Act Frozen in Negative State
… Clearly the president believes that the Affordable Care Act has been a resounding success, with quantifiable benefits in these types of very specific areas. But we just don’t see evidence that the American people agree. In fact, the most important conclusion from our recent analysis of Americans’ opinions of […] Read more »
The ACA in the context of the 2014 election
With Election Day less than a month away, we wanted to review and reflect on the ACA in the context of the election. A few key points about how voters are feeling about the ACA today: CONT. Bill McInturff & Elizabeth Harrington, Public Opinion Strategies Read more »
Uninsured Rate Holds at 13.4%
The Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as “Obamacare,” appears to be meeting its goal of reducing the percentage of Americans without health insurance. The uninsured rate remained steady from the second quarter of 2014 at 13.4% in the third quarter. This is the lowest recorded uninsured rate since Gallup […] Read more »
More Still Say Health Law Has Hurt Instead of Helped Them
Although more provisions of the Affordable Care Act have taken effect over the past year, more Americans still say the law has hurt rather than helped them. Compared with early 2014, fewer Americans say it has had no effect, although this group is still in the majority, at 54%. CONT. […] Read more »