How Republican voters feel about the ACA changed after the election: 6 things to know

Kaiser Health News reports as Republicans are set to take over the White House and both houses of Congress next year, vowing to make changes to the Affordable Care Act, some Republican voters are now more hesitant to support its entire repeal.

Here are six things to know:

1. Opposition to the ACA remains strong among Republicans, with 81 percent viewing it unfavorably after the election. But now 24 percent report they want it scaled back, not completely replaced, up from 11 percent who said the same in October before the election.

2. Slightly more than half — 52 percent — of Republicans would like the law repealed in its entirety, down from 69 percent in October before the election.

3. Ten percent of Republicans wanted to expand what the ACA does post-election and 6 percent said they'd prefer Mr. Trump move forward with the ACA as implemented.

4. The people who voted for Trump strongly supported consumer protections in the ACA, including children staying on their parents' insurance until age 26 and reducing the amount Medicare beneficiaries pay for prescription drugs. There was also support for financial assistance given to low income Americans, according to the report.

5. More than half — 60 percent — of the people who voted for Mr. Trump support the ACA's ban on insurance companies refusing to sell policies to people with pre-existing conditions.

6. Two-thirds of Mr. Trump's voters want states to have the option of expanding Medicaid programs when he becomes president.

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