AP-NORC Poll: Broad worries about potential health care loss
Source: Associated Press
FRIDAY, JAN 27, 2017 10:00 AM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) Though Obamacare still divides Americans, a majority worries many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nations long-running political standoff over health care.
A new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 56 percent of U.S. adults are extremely or very concerned that many will lose health insurance if the health overhaul is repealed. That includes more than 8 in 10 Democrats, nearly half of independents, and more than 1 in 5 Republicans. Another 45 percent of Republicans say theyre somewhat concerned.
No one should go without health care for even a day, said Wendy Narug of DeMotte, Indiana, a small town south of Gary. A political independent who leans Republican, Narug works caring for people with disabilities. She favors repealing the Obama health law, but not until Congress and President Donald Trump have a replacement ready.
Released Friday, the poll serves as a reality check for Republicans as they try to find a path to repealing and replacing former President Barack Obamas signature legislation. It found that even as few Americans want to keep the health law in its current form, many provisions enjoy broad popularity. The exception: the laws requirement that most Americans carry health insurance or face fines.
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How the AP-NORC poll on health care was conducted
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The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll on the future of the Affordable Care Act was conducted by NORC Jan. 12-16. It is based on online and telephone interviews of 1,036 adults who are members of NORC’s nationally representative AmeriSpeak panel.
The original sample was drawn from respondents selected randomly from NORC’s National Frame based on address-based sampling and recruited by mail, email, telephone and face-to-face interviews.
NORC interviews participants over the phone if they don’t have internet access. With a probability basis and coverage of people who can’t access the internet, surveys using AmeriSpeak are nationally representative.
Interviews were conducted in English.
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