The Affordable Care Act is a federal statute signed into law in 2010 that introduces a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s healthcare system. The act grants the federal government significant regulatory powers and price controls over U.S. medical service providers and insurance companies. The Act’s landmark provisions included an insurance mandate which prohibited insurers from denying coverage to individuals due to preexisting conditions and insurance requirements for individual children who did not have coverage via their families. The Act also required states to set up and main…
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I support the plan, however, private healthcare should at the same time be an option for those who can afford high quality medical care.
@HelcovichEmireRepublican 2mos2MO
No, I support protections for people with pre-existing conditions from being denied coverage, but I am strongly against birth control or contraceptives especially if it's free
@9RYQFH311mos11MO
shifting substantial new revenues from non-health care sources to meet new health care obligations is not the greatest. Can be improved, so no i do not support
@9RGR5JJ12mos12MO
I support the expansion of Medicaid, but not the burdensome regulations of it, the elimination of the non-taxabilty of health insurance, and the narrow list of required things that must be covered.
@9NP8LHM 1yr1Y
No, because while I support many aspects of it that have increased access to care, it has also led to an increase in taxes, the penalization of individuals who can't afford insurance, and higher insurance premiums for some individuals.
@9ND4NTQ1yr1Y
I support this ONLY for the working poor, not for unemployed. I support this for those who are low income elderly or disabled as well.
@9FDNZBS2yrs2Y
No, I support a system where you can opt in or opt out if one so chooses.
@Edpusa11Republican 2yrs2Y
I support the idea, but it needs to be formed differently.
@9D5CBD22yrs2Y
I need to learn more about this to give a formal answer.
@943RDYB3yrs3Y
No, government should give free and full healthcare to all not just a vetting system.
@942YMFPRepublican3yrs3Y
Move to a Swiss Healthcare system
@93TZFYYRepublican3yrs3Y
no, it does not work you are sill paying it in taxes so it not affordable/free
@93SPQC73yrs3Y
You should have a job to get Obamacare.
@93DG9LQ3yrs3Y
No, Plan was negotiated poorly and is to costly.
@934LKCLRepublican3yrs3Y
Yes, but there should not be a mandate.
@923WBZ5Republican3yrs3Y
i dont understand it enough to make a choice
@9229PHT3yrs3Y
No, but government should regulate private insurers to ensure ordinary citizens can afford premiums.
@8XXBSHQ4yrs4Y
Privatize all healthcare
@8XF2CW94yrs4Y
no, there should be no federal health care knot at state level
@8X94TRY4yrs4Y
No, Government should not force people to pay into healthcare
@8WG8WPY4yrs4Y
the government shouldnt have to pay for your dumbass getting hurt lol
@8W6HVRDRepublican4yrs4Y
No, the government should not be involved in healthcare but should crack down on hospital's charging stupid amounts of money
@8VNDTCJ4yrs4Y
@8V6499X4yrs4Y
We should not be forced to have healthcare or Obama care Obama care was a desserter we need better healthcare
@8V57DXY4yrs4Y
Government healthcare should only be available to those in poverty.
@8TZXPQK4yrs4Y
Yes, but only for those who cannot afford private healthcare. They will still have to pay that tax.
@8TPKXMS4yrs4Y
No, but allow consumers to choose providers.
@8TNVS264yrs4Y
Yes, mixed economy may private and public Healthcare compete
@8TMNJSM4yrs4Y
Only for the people who absolutely need it, like single people who have no income and are unable to work.
@8SYRK4ZRepublican4yrs4Y
I support the patient Protection part
@8SXW2K24yrs4Y
No but I think there should be some sort of healthcare plan for lower socioeconomic families
@8SXJ3GJ4yrs4Y
No, the health care provided under these plans is not affordable.
@8PP2KG2Republican4yrs4Y
I like its ideas, but I don't support it.
@8SLDDPDIndependent4yrs4Y
Yes, but still promote private healthcare.
@8SFSVWM4yrs4Y
Have certain risks covered, and limits on people who add unnecessary risks like smoking.
@8S5JDXD4yrs4Y
Yes, but only for those who truly need it until they can provide for themselves.
@8S5CSGQRepublican4yrs4Y
People should be able to have better health care if they can afford it. At the same time health care needs to be cheaper for people who don't qualify for ACA. And people on ACA who abuse it and go to ER for minor aches and coughs make it less affordable
@8RQ2KJYRepublican4yrs4Y
No, I completely disagree with Obamacare it messed up the healthcare system. I do believe however the government could reform the healthcare system to make it so that it is fair. If you do not work and are able to just chose not to then you should not receive free healthcare and make people who work and do their job pay for their own health care and fund someone elses who just chooses not to work because they are lazy
@8RLJ4HB4yrs4Y
no, but the aspect of not allowing healthcare providers to turndown patients with preexisting conditions was a good idea
@8RGWF544yrs4Y
government should enforce hospitals to provide prices before hand
@8R9ZVLL4yrs4Y
I support some aspects of the plan but believe that government should play less of a role in healthcare
@8R9T23S4yrs4Y
Freedom of choice, free healthcare for veterans, reduced healthcare for first responders
@8R9K65B4yrs4Y
Yes, the idea of Obamacare is necessary, but the affordable care act did not execute well
@8Q6VLLZ5yrs5Y
Partially, I don’t because the program was not properly put together, though I support the idea of it and hope to have a better system in the future.
@8Q2CZ9TRepublican5yrs5Y
absolutley not anything with obama in it should be abolished especially the one in rogers obamacare and obama himself are a bunch of clowns
@8PXV38N5yrs5Y
How about fixing the actual problems, hospitals cannot charge what insurance wants.
@8PKFHJJ5yrs5Y
Something needs to be done to make health cate and medication affordable to all. Pharmaceutical companies make way too much money
@8PKCG2G5yrs5Y
Yes I support few aspects of it, although not all nor majority
@8PF6TFL5yrs5Y
@8MVNNY4Republican5yrs5Y
Government should not be involved in healthcare unless someone can't afford it.
@8LXWBW9Republican5yrs5Y
No, but the government should require private healthcare at all levels of income
@8M3TQJS5yrs5Y
I only support that people with preexisting conditions cannot be discriminated against.
@8KXVGZL5yrs5Y
The government does not have the power to make citizens buy any product
@8KMHJB65yrs5Y
No, but there should be protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
@8KJJJ3P5yrs5Y
No, unless those in government are held to the same plan
@8K4CBT35yrs5Y
No I believe there should be caps on what doctors and pharmaceuticals should be allowed to charge and insurance companies because the Obamacare wasn't carefully planed and excuted people who was already paying for insurance had to take a major increase to help cover the cost
@8JSFZYL5yrs5Y
The government can be involved in healthcare, just not by forcing us to have it
@8JPXNYL5yrs5Y
Obama care (black only care) should be abolished.
@8J5FCQM5yrs5Y
Yes but the money should be equally distributed among states
@8J3H8VJ5yrs5Y
no, i support states providing healthcare to those who need it
@8HT5RVS5yrs5Y
Find HSA and tax credits
I like the idea of the act, but it has drove Healthcare through the roof. If they made it more affordable maybe it would lower premiums.
@8H7V5CFConstitution5yrs5Y
No, only basic healthcare should be free for those who cannot afford to pay for their necessities
@8H5GJMJIndependent5yrs5Y
The USA should realocate all funds and budget to public services, military, police, fire fighting, EMS, medical, schools.
@8H3JYBN5yrs5Y
healthcare vouchers to private healthcare
@8H2TDMD5yrs5Y
Healthcare should be private, but major insurers and medial providers should be transparent with their prices to make them competitive. Ultimately, lowering health care costs. Health care is the only market where you don’t know the price of it before you buy it. I mean you wouldn’t buy gas if the prices weren’t listed?
@8GNV8VL5yrs5Y
I support requiring coverage of pre-existing conditions
@8GKKTTJ5yrs5Y
I prefer a Healthcare savings plan where the government funds only the initial 5k start up.
@8FP4NSZRepublican5yrs5Y
No, we don’t need socialist healthcare
@8FKHXQF5yrs5Y
Yes, but allow the individual states to run their own branches so that it is easier to establish what the people across the country need.
@8FC2Q645yrs5Y
want nothing to do with obama
@8F67CRSRepublican5yrs5Y
No, insurance companies should receive hospitals cost of procedures instead of getting a 75% markup they would be able to lower the cost of insurance across the board.
@8D3BYTL5yrs5Y
Yes but it shouldn’t be mandatory
@8CSMW7LLibertarian5yrs5Y
I like that free Healthcare is there for ones who genuinely need but to penalize the ones that make too much to qualify for free insurance but not make enough to afford to pay for it isn't right
@8CMSRNF5yrs5Y
Is there a middle ground between single payer and Obamacare?
@8CKH6FL5yrs5Y
not really but yet again I dont really know what it is
@8CK49S65yrs5Y
Yes, but only the affordable part, all other aspects such as it being federally forced, no, it majorly negatively influences low income families with high co-pays, premiums and more. Set a universal premium and co-pay ammount and government required policy for all providers to allow people to take at something affordable with the regional minimum wage.
@8CDHBX9Republican5yrs5Y
Before Obama care we could have afforded individual insurance on our own. Now since Obama care we have to use marketplace insurance because as retired people too young for Medicare we cannot afford the insurance premiums without marketplace coverage.
@8C6ZVY45yrs5Y
Health care for people who do not work or can not work should be paid for by the government ie Obamacare but it should not be forced on people if you have health care from your employer you should be. able to keep it. If you are young and do not feel the need for health care you should not have to have it. Individuals should be able to choose if they carry health care or not.
@9D3CK7V2yrs2Y
I support some aspects of the plan and not others
@9C7KH8Q2yrs2Y
I believe our government should attempt to delve deeper into Healthcare, however Obamacare was inneffective
@9C2RR8TRepublican2yrs2Y
No, it should be replaced with a more effective and more free market alterative
@99KCHBS2yrs2Y
You should not be taxed on your healthcare or the lack thereof.
@99DPHYY2yrs2Y
No Obamacare is a huge scam and a waste of money
@98P3D9CRepublican2yrs2Y
I support a type of marketplace as it is under Obamacare for those who need it but it is currently not very efficient or even good. I would support a single payer system but also want to see private type insurance available to those who want it. Insurance as it is appears to line the pockets of the insurance companies more than anything so I definitely support something different from what we have in place right now.
@9849F8DRepublican3yrs3Y
Parts of it are good parts of it, other parts not so much. Increased insurance rates for a lot of Americans. I think we should move towards creating a public option.
@97VPKDD3yrs3Y
Don’t know much about it, no opinion
@96KWJ4PRepublican3yrs3Y
Should not be required to have insurance. Go back to traditional insurance, and make obamacare available only for low income or those with pre existing
@95M422X3yrs3Y
Mandates on any and all companies limiting the profit margin on healthcare products and services
@8W6NQ4QRepublican4yrs4Y
Its A plan, but it doesnt work. It needs reform
@8TKPW8FRepublican4yrs4Y
Yes, but there should be more requirements as well as a timeline in which a member has to be back on their feet. People need to have a desire to help themselves rather than just relying on the government and other people's paychecks.
@8QVRL5XIndependent4yrs4Y
It should only cover needed procedures and emergencies
@8QVKJZV4yrs4Y
No there should be healthcare but his was a disaster.
@8QQNFLL4yrs4Y
I just say there needs to be a universal pricing model for every hospital charges the same amount.
@8QNS6VT4yrs4Y
No, but government could provide a minimum standard of covered health care.
@8MLXCW25yrs5Y
No it is not addressing the root causes of health care fost
@8KLNX9F5yrs5Y
I support the Affordable Care act NOT ObamaCare.
@8H6N7235yrs5Y
Drop most but keep preexisting help
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