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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@9GNNT9T2yrs2Y
I support a majority of the plan but not all aspects, but Regardless this is for the state level not the Federal level
@8CH8YDQ5yrs5Y
I do not have enough information to answer this question.
@B5M287V2mos2MO
I don't like how Obamacare forced people to have fines, and that it gave people just enough to not vote against the establishment but not enough to actually be progressive.
@B2PTTL25mos5MO
Medicare and Medicaid should be dismantled and money should be invested into lowering the cost of medicine.
@9SZ6W5810mos10MO
I support some aspects of the plan like prohibiting insurers from denying coverage to individuals, but I don't like how much regulatory power it gives to the federal government.
@9QPW7FW1yr1Y
I think Obamacare could’ve been so much better if it wasn’t so modified. I think it helped us a lot tho. I know Raegan started the idea.
@9K22ZFM1yr1Y
A totally new view combining Medicaid for all for emergency treatments and replace large corporate insurance companies with smaller affordable local plans that people choose how to cover regular and alternative treatments.
@9DCZNWFLibertarian2yrs2Y
No, this law did the opposite of what it was supposed to.
@8NV4MSZ5yrs5Y
I support the initial idea of Obamacare, but not what Congress changed it into. I think we should have free health care for everyone, similar to Canada.
@8N945JZ5yrs5Y
I support the general concept and some aspects of it, but parts of it cause more problems than there are solutions.
@8GHYPZB5yrs5Y
Not enough knowledge for me to decide
@8G9JR7M5yrs5Y
No, the government should not be involved in healthcare. Private business can provide it cheaper and better .
@96P23YWIndependent3yrs3Y
I need to be better informed on this subject
@969LRQS3yrs3Y
i believe that other care things are more helpful than obamacare
@966BP3ZRepublican3yrs3Y
Dont have too much to say about it.
@95RHL773yrs3Y
No. There should be a not-for-profit alternative for healthcare. Obamacare still uses for-profit insurance companies sending people to for-profit medical facilities.
@92TS6MZ3yrs3Y
Healthcare should be universal, of high quality, and free to everyone.
@8ZRP6S23yrs3Y
@8XPJHN94yrs4Y
@8XF867Q4yrs4Y
No, the government shouldn't be involved in healthcare and the markets should be open across state lines to reduce costs.
@8XCYYVP4yrs4Y
if it does more benefit than loss then yes if its does more negative effects than positive no.
@8XCV5MK4yrs4Y
Not necessarily, I believe it should be like the wage system. There is a universal baseline that all companies must adhere to but private entities may, and are expected to, offer more.
@8X4SFYT4yrs4Y
Yes it has it's benefits but also it's negatives so I don't agree but also don't disagree
@8WWWZ6Q4yrs4Y
Yes but only for the first treatment
@8WRPYJNLibertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, as in the idea of making healthcare more accessible but this did not work in actual practice
@8WQV6G44yrs4Y
no but I support some of the aspects of the plan just not most of them
@8WQTFHH4yrs4Y
I agree that we should have public health but we should be able to choose our provider.
@8WPNZKP4yrs4Y
I like the idea, but I'm not convinced it works.
@8WM6ZWDRepublican4yrs4Y
its citizens choice to do so or not.
@8WHDWZF4yrs4Y
healthcare should be free for everybody
@8WDX8BK4yrs4Y
No, everyone should be payed equally. Another thing is that I would not want to pay for others who don't put in the effort because everyone is different.
@8WDMK2J4yrs4Y
No, Obamacare makes it more expensive on taxes in the long run, making it difficult for the people who are earning money. Obamacare also makes it harder on the people who have Obamacare but are fairly paying taxes.
@8WCQ6D64yrs4Y
I believe that the healthcare plan needs to be changed to allow healthcare for all but still allowing people to choose their own plans
@8VB2YKMRepublican4yrs4Y
No, it's a good idea but is poorly enforced to be fair to all income levels
@8TW9HQT4yrs4Y
The idea behind Obamacare is good, but the execution has been poor, which is causing problems for healthcare providers.
@8SZYK6M4yrs4Y
No, let the states decide on whether they want universal healthcare or not.
@8SFVBJ24yrs4Y
I support a type of welfare for a nation, just not this exact one, which needs some changes.
@8RHSCXM4yrs4Y
yes, health care should be more affordable but not free.
@8Q29N8Q5yrs5Y
@8PR4W5SRepublican5yrs5Y
For HIPPA yes obmacare no
@8PR3TNY5yrs5Y
A hybrid system with single payer and individual payers where the government covers the costs of medical procedures but people who have poor lifestyle choices such as smoking, not exercising and eating horrible food have to pay more than someone who lives a healthy lifestyle.
@8PKQMWT5yrs5Y
Everything but the birth control mandate
@8P42KBZ5yrs5Y
I think that we could do better
@8NZMGF85yrs5Y
I support the idea, but not the revised Congress version. We should move to a free health care system, similar to Canada.
@8NRS9KD5yrs5Y
They should give it to the people of the working class that are clean of drugs not prescribed.
@8NM7S665yrs5Y
I support the initial idea of Obamacare but Congress changed it too much. I also am much more supportive of free health care and raising taxes in turn, similar to Canada.
@8NGFDK95yrs5Y
I dislike the ACA, though I see the merit in trying to give every citizen health care.
@8MT8QY35yrs5Y
@8LV7MCHIndependent5yrs5Y
No, I'm not going to pretend to know how this should be worked out, but I do believe affordable insurance should be made available for everyone who is actively working to pay for it, or who can reasonably show they cannot pay for it themselves ie. severally disabled; chronically ill or those unable to work do to no fault of their own; elderly who have worked hard their whole lives and now need additional health care-possibly through a separate health care systems. I don't believe the government should dictate how health care should be made available for everyone. It should be left… Read more
@8LQQGYX5yrs5Y
I have absolutely no idea
@8KBNYJT5yrs5Y
no. it's an improvement. but we need medicaid for all
@8H5MQZH5yrs5Y
I believe everyone should be able to have affordable healthcare, but my individual health insurance cost did not get better with Obamacare. It would be nice to have options that were actually affordable for all people.
@8F76KC45yrs5Y
yes, but loopholes prevent some from affording healthcare
@8DWNSJB5yrs5Y
For a certain amount of time
@8D2DZLZ5yrs5Y
There should be government provided healthcare as well as private healthcare options
@9BZP7X72yrs2Y
not really because I dont like the US helthcare systum
@98VLDD52yrs2Y
i have no say in the matter for i have yet to deal with this kind of problem.
@98FGML83yrs3Y
Remove long term renewable drug patents and eliminate insurance, regulate hospitals ability to price gouge
@98BVYVC3yrs3Y
I believe that health care and medical bills should be free and rather be taxed
@988H3563yrs3Y
The government should provide at least basic healthcare for all U.S. citizens
@985SHM3Republican3yrs3Y
Anytime the government controls something it becomes bureaucratic and inefficient. I think that the existing private insurance infrastructure be used and subsidies those with needs.
@97SP9YS3yrs3Y
I do not have enough information to say
@97F39KGRepublican3yrs3Y
if we did have affordable care that would be awesome
@974GBQPIndependent3yrs3Y
I feel as though I don't fully comprehend, so again do not understand enough to have an opinion
@97447KX3yrs3Y
yes and no it all depends on what plan you have.
@965JDZW3yrs3Y
i dont believe obamacare specifically is good but i think that other acts similar to this are better
@8Q2B7F75yrs5Y
Obamacare seemed to me only to serve to increase taxes. I know of no one who liked Obamacare.
@8LDSSMR5yrs5Y
do your own thing ill be hiding in the corner
@8HFSQ2Z5yrs5Y
there should be more private care places vs just government healthcare
@8FV9QNC5yrs5Y
I support the protection of of preexisting conditions, but do not support the affordable care act as it's currently written and implemented.
@8XDPGNG4yrs4Y
Don't have an opinion about it.
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