Favor (%) | Aware Included in ACA (%) | |
---|---|---|
Individual Mandate | 40 | 74 |
Employer Mandate | 57 | 71 |
Subsidy Assistance | 76 | 62 |
Medicare Expansion | 71 | 59 |
Healthcare Exchanges | 80 | 58 |
Increase Medicare Payroll Tax | 60 | 54 |
Guaranteed Issue | 66 | 53 |
Close Medicare "doughnut hole" | 81 | 46 |
Medical Loss Ratio | 65 | 40 |
Sources:
kff.org, savvyroo.com
Many of the individual provisions within the ACA are popular among majorities of Democrats, Independents, and even Republicans. And yet, most Americans still do not support the law. Not only are the most popular provisions some of the least known, but the least popular ones are known by nearly three-in-four Americans. How can an uninformed electorate make sound choices?