In the study, Health Affairs analyzed public opinion about the ACA between 2010 and 2014.
Here are three notes:
1. During the study period, the number of Americans believing the ACA had little or no impact on health insurance or medical care access decreased 18 percent.
2. The portion of Americans who believed the ACA had some or a substantial impact on access increased 19 percent.
3. Researchers noted a statistically significant decrease in opposition among those who held unfavorable views in 2010.
“The public’s view of health reform is a combination of appreciation of the tangible effects of the ACA and deep reservations about the law flowing from partisan and political distrust,” the authors concluded. “However, the sustained battle over health reform may not preclude incremental changes that advance each party’s agenda within the ACA framework.”
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