12/12/2023

Survey: Most U.S. Voters Don't Support Repealing the ACA

Yet, many remain concerned about 'Medicare for All'

New polling suggests voters would rather work to improve the current U.S. healthcare system and keep the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in place, rather than drastically overhaul the system in favor of a national public option or Medicare for All.

Three-quarters of survey respondents said they prefer fixing the current health insurance system versus starting fresh with a Medicare for All system, while 64 percent said Medicare should begin at the age of 60 instead of 65. Fifty-eight percent believe people should be allowed to purchase health insurance beginning at the age of 50.

Repealing the ACA struck a chord with respondents as just 32 percent of voters and only 44 percent of GOP voters said they support repealing the ACA. When asked if ACA subsidies should be extended, 60 percent said they should while only 41 percent of Republicans agreed.

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