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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

What Percentage of U.S. Adults Want To Keep Reform Law's Online Insurance Exchanges?

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Nearly 60% of U.S. adults surveyed in January want to keep in place the federal health reform law provision that calls for setting up online, state-based health insurance exchanges, compared with 16% who wish to repeal the provision and 25% who are not sure, according to a new poll from Harris Interactive/HealthDay.

By comparison, 51% of U.S. adults surveyed in November 2010 wanted to keep this provision of the law, while 17% wanted to abolish it and about one-third were unsure.

The survey is based on an online poll conducted between Jan. 17 and Jan. 19 of 2,415 U.S. adults.

Source: Harris Interactive/HealthDay: "Parts of Health Reform Law Gaining in Acceptance: Poll"

Reader Comments:
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  • 02/02/2012
  • Robert Forster

It is kind of irrational to ask Americans about PPACA since so far nearly all that has been accomplished is insurance reform. Major delivery of care changes occur in 2014, financing, and access methods. Until the vast majority of Americans are embedded in the current delivery system model, their acceptance of PPACA or not is quite uninformed. One can position PPACA as a step to universal quality care with equal access for all or an inefficient plan with major flaws, no cost savings (the original driver of reform)but likely to increase private insurance to small businesses and restrict choice and free enterprise and some believe unconstitutional. Currently it is more ideological than informed. All like infurance reform-most feel they are getting something for nothing. But the cost is mounting and trends in insurance premiums are climbing unless artifically capped which has limited value in the long run historically. The poll is irrelevant. Rob MD



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