From Upshot, we get this
report of a new public opinion survey of a national sample of 1,890 adults
about “Obamacare,” or the Affordable Care Act.
35 percent of respondents said
either they thought Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act were different
policies (17 percent) or didn’t know if they were the same or different (18
percent). People most likely to be affected by repeal are most likely to be
confused.Approximately 45 percent did not
know that the Republicans have promised to repeal the A.C.A.Only 61 percent of adults knew that many people would lose
coverage through Medicaid or subsidies for private health insurance if the
A.C.A. were repealed and no replacement enacted.
When the fixed opinions of a people
in a self-governing republic derive from
policies and programs that don’t exist, they are lost.
This article appears in Feb 2-8, 2017.
