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…
Read more44% Yes |
56% No |
32% Yes |
48% No |
7% Yes, I support a majority of the plan but not all aspects |
6% No, open the markets so insurers can compete across state lines and reduce costs |
4% Yes, but a mandatory single payer system would be even better |
2% No, government should not be involved in healthcare |
2% Yes, and allow consumers to choose providers and import pharmaceuticals from other countries |
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Unique answers from America users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8LBTY8P3yrs3Y
I support the part where people with preexisting conditions cannot be denied healthcare, but generally healthcare shouldn’t be controlled by the government, since it increases wait times and becomes really inefficient and expensive. Also, i think that health care shoud be free
@4RTCKHB3yrs3Y
Too much emphasis is placed on current medicine! "Modern " medicine is still not very good!
Many Americans get too caught up in medicine when IN FACT health is easily maintained, for example eat natural healthy foods, exercise, and have a good Attitude, etc.
@4RVPH5Q3yrs3Y
I find it hypocritical for Congress to enact a law from which they have excluded themselves.
@kmwhite593yrs3Y
No, it is just a ploy by pharmaceutical companies and the government to get the American people hooked on pharmaceuticals from the womb to the tomb.
@5B2RSHR3yrs3Y
Big Pharma needs to be dismantled, and the cure for Cancer needs to be made available. What do you think people are stupid. You gotta bunch of fat cats making millions off of hospital bills, drug costs, and treatment for people's health. They literally destroy lives, emotionally, financially and mortally
@4RV5KMQ3yrs3Y
Probably one of the top three most complicated and important issue. I am not opposed to a single payer system but quality of care can not suffer for cost. I think that insurance companies are literally killing this country. I am willing try almost anything at this point.
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