Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?

No. Employers should be required to cover health insurance premiums for their employees and their dependents and HSAs should be allowed alongside all health insurance plans, but set the annual maximum contribution limit equal to the out of pocket maximum.

Healthcare shouldn’t be this expensive in the first place! No, I do not support Obamacare, I do support helping people with preexisting conditions however.

I support the idea but I don't think government intervention is the way to achieve such a goal.

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

I support the majority of the plan but instead should open the markets so insurers can compete across state lines and reduce costs as well as not fining people for not having insurance.

Medicare, insurance, Obamacare, all of it inflates false prices. The system needs a whole rewrite. Long lines don’t serve the American people and neither do long bills.

only for families trying to make ends meat and trying to make a better life for themselves and their kids

The government should be involved in healthcare only for funding American from low income families and classes

Obama care doesnt do us any good we need trumps plan on Affordable care act ,make it more affordable

Providers should compete for the national plan, with criteria to select the optimal provider based on cost and coverage. Competition should be annual. Open market to encourage competition.

I don't think its relevant for national government to get involved just let state and local governments worry about their own situation.

obamacare is good but its not fair for people who pay their health care and health insurance when they see people get free health care because of Obama care. everybody pays it themselves or the government pays it for everybody

have a free market, but the government can compensate for people struggling to afford healthcare for essential issues.

No, a new system needs to be figured out, Obamacare and ACA are expensive and not accepted by many healthcare companies.

If the government is here to protect U.S. citizens, then they should make healthcare accessible to all citizens

I support the extension of the age to be on parents plan to 26 and some other aspects, but think there could be a better way to give people options outside of it.

The current healthcare has its good points about pre existing, But can you imagine what the price of automobiles, houses etc would be if we could only buy them 60 days per year, this should be open all year, and why is my county only selling HMO. What a freaking mess

No because people who illegally cross the border that use drugs doi not deserve what people who lost their job due to inflation.

the ACA´s future remains uncertain, with ongoing debates about its effectiveness and the potential for reform

making hospital bills overall more realistic whenever it comes to the pricing of the bills they send out for things like tylonyl which gets charged upwards of 40$ for one pill which is obserd

He could highlight the need for a health care system that serves all citizens and promotes public welfare.

the coverage within these plans make no difference. My sister has government provided health care as she is a college student and pays more money for things then she did before having insurance.

We need to address the costs of healthcare so we can afford healthcare without the help of the government

no Obama care is genuinely a good concept its main flaw is how expensive it is with the taxes rising because of it

I support not denying coverage to some conditions and children who do not have coverage from their families

Able-bodied people should be allowed to make their own healthcare decisions and be Strongly incented To buy private insurance. People not able to buy their own insurance or make their own health decisions should be taken care of on a local level. This would be a definite transition process. This is the process we should be thinking about because if we let the Democrats continue in power, Medicare and Medicaid will be bankrupt as well as Social Security.

need open access to pricing need to convert to a "general contractor" model when visiting a hospital / HC provider - i don't want 6 bills for one visit

Yes, I support a majority of the plan but not all aspects. Insurance plans should cover medical needs across state lines. We need a stricter FDA to remove harmful chemicals from food that are banned in other countries.

I support a majority of the plan, however "The act grants the government SIGNIFICANT REGULATORY POWERS..." that coupled with the fine clause, even though it was overturned later, makes this statute a greater burden on the people while simultaneously giving the federal government more power. I strongly disagree with that.

I believe in it, but I think they should restrict the amount of coverage to save money and limit government spending so they can spend the money on more important issues.

I think people should spy for their own health care and not have people who do have money be paying for other people health care through taxes

No. It was a massive failure that not only provided low-quality health care, but also drove up the prices of healthcare.

Again, I do not think that government intervention when it comes to the wellbeing of nearly 400 million people is the most effective way to better the overall health of our nation. The United States should focus less on throwing more money at programs and more about the messaging that we send to our citizens in terms of the choices they can make when it comes to preserving their own health. By my own logic, there is only so much the government can do when it comes to implementing a positive, unified message to our nation about making good choices when so many bad choices are available. That type of development begins in the home—a place on which I believe the government should have the least amount of impact.

In order to have a Universal Health Care System, we have to address the run away costs in our health care system first.

There are bad parts of Obamacare but it has given more Americans health coverage and made health care more affordable. I would only support Obamacare if one could come up with a alternative real health care and replacement plan. I’m okay with cutting costs for medicine but we can’t just have cancer be the main cause of U. S. bankruptcy. If the government loaned people money for health care and ensured all citizens had health coverage, that would be a great option. As I said, I do not support repealing the ACA without a replacement plan.

No, but I do support legislation that would prevent insurance companies from colluding with hospitals and mandatory publication of hospital pricing.

I support some aspects, but not all. We need to learn from other countries and also learn from our own prior attempts at providing adequate health care and pick and choose the best practices that could apply. Take the party fighting out of those discussions - this should not be a republican vs democrat thing...

Only to a certain degree but the government should not be involved in healthcare and should start weaning off its control.

No. Make legislation to allow private insurance companies to market nationally, without preexisting requirements. Also, allow companies to provide low cost catastrophic insurance plans to young healthy members.

This is situational. If one puts oneself in a low-income state, one should have no support since it was their fault. If one immigrated to the US or was put into a low-income situation that wasn't by or in one's will, they should be able to get help.

No, I support some aspects of the plan but believe it should be amended due to astronomical spending, increased taxes, lower quality of care, and how it economically punishes individuals who can't afford insurance.

no, there are many ways the country could put in place programs to ensure the health and safety of citizens, but I believe that it isn't their job to worry about their own safety and that the government should stay out of the insurance market.

Kinda it's good and great for health and wealth and acts as a security net for americans but it is flawed because you might have to wait or pay a lot in taxes.

Obamacare allowed me to get insurance when I did not qualify for private insurance, however, it was so expensive that I could only afford it for three months.

It is a yes and no because it is helpful but not for everyone. Certain groups of the public would disagree and some will agree this is bias everywhere you go when certain things like this are discussed.

The affordable care act has not worked out as anticipated. Again, it’s another large government idea found it in a good place Without the ability to succeeded. At present, the amount of money that is paid to providers from this insurance company is below Medicaid levels. Consequently, no providers take or provide care for this insurance.

No, They should restrict the insurance companies from denying medical care procedures and prescriptions that is reasonable based on diagnosis. As well limiting the cost the insurance companies can charge

I dont believe that insurance companies should exist as private corporations I believe that health insurance should be provided by the government not private party scammers that do as much as they can not to pay

no, some aspects I agree with, but the execution was not as properly thought out as it could have been.

i think people who don't want to work shouldn't but if someone is working and trying there best and still strugging then yes

We are funding the government...They should give us something like health care if we are getting taxed.

Yes, but only for people who absolutely cannot work due to health problems whether physical or mental.

No, we need to limit governments involvement with healthcare and I do not support socialized medicine or single payer healthcare!

Yes if the government still requires you to have healthcare, and if they don't require it then obamacare shouldn't be supported.

No, I think healthcare offices should offer payment plans and work with patients on what they can and cannot afford.

Absolutely not. The fines i owe fir being unable to afford should be removed frim my irs bill. What a travesty.

I feel stuck in between. There are multiple pros and cons, and I don't always agree with the actions needed for Obamacare.

The government should not be allowed to raise taxes for medicaid. If they really wish so, they can hold a fundraiser.

No, but employers should be required to cover the cost of health insurance premiums for employees and their families.

I do not support it and the reason why is from what I read, when Obamacare went live it caused $1.2 trillion dollars in national debt. I understand that free health care is important but this obviously isnt the way to implement it into our country if it is causing so much debt.

I think healthcare should be affordable to everyone, not just the rich. When ObamaCare first came out I could not afford it. I did not have Health Insurance that entire year, so when I received my Federal taxes, the following spring I was penalized, and they took almost $1000.00 from me because of that. How is that helping the working class people?

I think the intentions are good, but people take advantage of it and that is not right, which can create a failure for the program.

People should be encouraged to pay for it themselves, there should be a form of limit until they have to pay for it themselves

No, healthcare is not stated in our Constitution thus should not be a part of the Federal Government's jurisdiction of power.

Obamacare is fake its a whole scandle and he took money from peoples pockets without them knowing robbing them blind thinking they getting something in return

I think private healthcare is entirely too expensive, but I think it should be more of a mix between private and government based healthcare.

Was taught about this later on and I am still not 100 percent sure about everything it has to offer so I will not answer

I support some of the plan but it heavily taxes the average person every month and the average person can't continuously pay money to help poor people.

I feel as though it is important to a lot of people who can't afford or can't get insurance, but not important to me personally.