When the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was enacted in 
2010, perspective of public health reform law was biased - a loved one, he hated others, and some just do not know. Today, public opinion remains the same.
This is according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) ACA opinion polls that followed the opinion of the public on Obamacare since 2010. This article provides a brief overview of the survey results over time and by demographic
the opinion of the public Obamacare Today
KFF survey asked: " As. you know, a draft health reform law was enacted in 2010. given what you know about the health reform law, do you have a generally positive or generally negative opinion of celui- ? these "
in the March 2016 survey:
- 47 percent said unfavorable
- 41 percent said favorable
- 13 percent said they did not know
How have the views have changed over time? Not significantly. When the ACA was enacted in March 2010, public opinion was favorable (46 percent), unfavorable (40 percent), and do not know (14 percent). There has been some turnaround over time, but no significant change
Here's a look at public view over time
Source Chart - KFF ..
Democrats Think more favorably Obamacare
No wonder, KFF found Obamacare views tend to align with the party's political affiliation with Democrats have the most favorable views.
The March 2016 found on:
- 78 percent of Republicans unfavorable says (12 percent favorable)
- 69 percent of Democrats said favorable (19 percent unfavorable)
- independent were divided - 45 percent said unfavorable and 40 percent said favorable
Here's a look at Obamacare public opinion over time, by political affiliation.
Chart Source - KFF
Think minorities more favorably Obamacare
This is another interesting trend - minorities tend to have views more favorable to Obamacare. In March 2016:
- 66 percent of black respondents said favorable
- 52 percent of Hispanic respondents favorable told
- 32 percent of white respondents said favorable
to see more polls by demographics, see the interactive tool of KFF here.
Conclusion
When Obamacare was signed into law in 2010 the public remained divided on the new policy. With the main provisions of the law in place, the story is the same - Obamacare is still a polarizing law. What about the polls? Do you think they accurately reflect what the public thinks of Obamacare? Leave a response below!
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