Nearly two-thirds of Americans say any repeal of Obamacare should include an immediate replacement plan.
The Morning Consult/Politico poll says voters support the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, but they want another plan at the ready.
Replacing Obamacare was listed by a plurality of voters as the top job facing President-elect Trump and the new Congress.
The poll also found:
- Majority (61%) say the ACA should not be repealed until there is a new plan for replacing the law. That being said, 59% want ACA repealed in some way or another, while 35% want it left as is or expanded.
- 41% approve of the ACA, while 52% disapprove of the law. 58% say ACA has made healthcare more expensive, 17% say less expensive, and 14% say there has not been much of a change either way.
- Prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage to patients with pre-existing conditions is the most popular component of Obamacare with 66% of voters saying they want that part of the law to be left as is, and 19% saying they want it repealed.
Full results are available at
morningconsult.com
and in today's POLITICO Playbook.
The poll was fielded January 5-7 among a national sample of 1,988 registered voters and has a margin of error of +/- two percentage points.
Greg Belfrage
@belfrageshow
is the veteran morning show host on KELO Newstalk 1320/107.9 in Sioux Falls, SD. Greg can be contacted at
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