Survey Finds Most Americans Don’t Support Repealing Health Law Without A Replacement
The poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation also finds that nearly half the country does not favor repeal at all.
Los Angeles Times:
Americans Don't Want To Scrap Obamacare Without Something To Replace It, New Poll Shows
The vast majority of Americans do not support Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act without enacting a replacement, a new nationwide poll finds. Nearly half the country does not want the law, commonly called Obamacare, to be repealed at all. Even among those who want to see the law rolled back, most say Congress should wait to vote on repeal until the details of a replacement plan have been announced. (Levey, 1/5)
Bay Area News Group:
Obamacare: Poll Finds Few Americans Want Law Repealed Right Away
As President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress this week began to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a new poll shows that most Americans either don’t want the health care law repealed, or prefer to delay killing the law until details of the GOP’s substitute are revealed. (Seipel, 1/6)
NPR:
Americans Say: Don't Repeal Obamacare Without A Replacement Plan
An overwhelming majority of people disapprove of Republican lawmakers' plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act without having a ready replacement for the health care law, according to a poll released Friday. And judging by the letter-writing and lobbying in the first week of the new Congressional session, many health care and business groups agree. (Kodjak, 1/6)