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It is very important to them personally to have insurance

Insurance is something I need

I'm healthy enough that I don't really need insurance

Insurance is worth the money it costs

Worried about paying medical bills for a serious illness or accident

Worried about paying medical bills for routine health care

87%

88%

11%

68%

66%

49%

SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll (conducted June 4-9, 2013)

Young Adults Want and Value Health Insurance, Worry About Paying For Medical Care

AGES 18-25

71%

74%

25%

65%

68%

45%

77%

76%

24%

76%

65%

44%

AGES 26-30ALL AGES

Percent who say/are…

Too expensive

Employment-related issues (unemployed, employer doesn't offer or not eligible for employer coverage)

Don't need insurance

Can't get insurance

Don't know how to get insurance

Some other reason

40%

26%

11%

4%

4%

13%

NOTE: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted June 4-9, 2013)

Uninsured Cite Cost As Most Common Reason For Being Without CoverageAmong those ages 18-64 who are uninsured: What is the main reason you do not currently have health insurance?

Your income not keeping up with rising prices

Not having enough money for retirement

Not being able to pay medical bills in the event of a serious illness or accident

Losing your health insurance coverage*

Not being able to pay medical bills for routine health care services

Not being able to pay your rent or mortgage

46%

42%

40%

31%

29%

30%

30%

27%

26%

19%

20%

17%

13%

16%

18%

23%

28%

20%

10%

14%

15%

26%

22%

32%

Very worried Somewhat worried Not too worried Not at all worried

*Among the insured.NOTE: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted June 4-9, 2013)

Two-Thirds Worried About Catastrophic Medical Costs

How worried are you about each of the following?

Yes, some-one in

household has pre-exist-ing condition

49%

Dk/R1%

No, no one in household

has pre-exist-ing condition

50%

SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted June 4-9, 2013)

Problems Getting and Retaining Insurance Among Those with Pre-Existing Conditions

Would you say that you or someone else in your household would be considered to have a “pre-existing condition” of some sort, or not?

Among the 49% who say someone in their household has a pre-existing condition:

AMONG THOSE AGES 18-64

Percent who say they or a family member has ever been denied health

insurance or had their premium in-crease because of a pre-existing

condition

Percent who say that in the last year, they or a family member has passed up a job, stayed at a job they would

have quit otherwise, or decided not to retire because of the health insurance

coverage they were receiving

25%

9%

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Favorable Unfavorable Don't know/Refused

SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls

Negative Views of ACA Continue to Outpace Positive

As you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law in 2010. Given what you know about the health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?

ACA signed into law on March 23, 2010

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57 58 57 58%

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128

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12%

Democrats Independents Republicans

SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls

Ongoing Partisan Divide on ACA

Percent who say they have a favorable opinion of the health reform law:


Favorable35%

Don't know/Refused23%

Unfavorable - Dk/R2%

Unfavorable - Law goes too far33%

Unfavorable - Law doesn't go far enough8%

SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll (conducted June 4-9, 2013)

Eight Percent of Americans View ACA Unfavorably Because It Doesn’t Go Far EnoughAs you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law in 2010. Given what you know about the health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?Asked of those who have an unfavorable opinion: Would you say your unfavorable view is more because the health reform law goes too far or doesn’t go far enough in changing health insurance and the health care system?

Unfavorable (NET)43%


Obamacare vs Health Reform Law, by Party ID

Given what you know about the health reform law, do you have a general favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?/Do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of Obamacare?

Health Reform Law Obamacare Percentage Point Difference

Total Public

Favorable 35% 42% +7

Unfavorable 43 47 +4

Don’t know/Refused 23 11 -12

Democrats


Unfavorable 17 16 -1


Independents




Republicans




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Better off Won't make much difference Worse off

NOTE: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls

Plurality Expect No Personal Impact of ACA

Do you think you and your family will be better off or worse off under the health reform law, or don’t you think it will make much difference?


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NOTE: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls

More Now Say Country Will Be Worse Off Under ACA Than BetterDo you think the country as a whole will be better off or worse off under the health reform law, or don’t you think it will make much difference?


The uninsured

People with pre-existing health conditions

The country as a whole

People who buy insurance on their own

People who get insurance through an employer

You and your family

48%

45%

31%

31%

26%

19%

14%

15%

20%

20%

26%

40%

30%

27%

40%

39%

38%

33%


NOTE: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted June 4-9, 2013)

Uninsured, People With Pre-Existing Conditions Viewed As Most Likely to Benefit From LawDo you think each of the following will be better off or worse off under the health reform law, or don’t you think it will make much difference?

Have a good idea of total cost of own health in-

surance pol-icy - named a monthly

amount52%Have a good

idea - could not name amount

15%

Do not have a good idea of the total cost of own health

insurance policy32%


Half With ESI Are Able to Give an Estimate of Total Cost of Their Coverage

Would you say you do or do not have a good idea of the total cost of your health insurance policy, including the cost to you as well as your employer?

Among the 52% who say they have a good idea of what their policy costs and named a monthly amount: Approximately how much would you say you and your employer together pay per month for your health insurance premiums?

Among those with…Average estimated cost of

monthly premiums…single coverage plan $444

…family coverage plan $984

AMONG THOSE AGES 18-64 WITH EMPLOYER-SPONSORED INSURANCE

This Kaiser Health Tracking Poll was designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation led by Mollyann Brodie, Ph.D., including Liz Hamel and Sarah Cho. The survey was conducted June 5-9, 2013, among a nationally representative random digit dial telephone sample of 1,505 adults ages 18 and older, living in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii (note: persons without a telephone could not be included in the random selection process). Computer-assisted telephone interviews conducted by landline (752) and cell phone (753, including 385 who had no landline telephone) were carried out in English and Spanish by Princeton Data Source under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI). The combined landline and cell phone sample was weighted to balance the sample demographics to match Census estimates for the national population on sex, age, education, race, Hispanic origin, nativity (for Hispanics only), region and telephone usage.

All statistical tests of significance account for the effect of weighting. The margin of sampling error including the design effect for the full sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points . For results based on subgroups, the margin of sampling error may be higher. Note that sampling error is only one of many potential sources of error in this or any other public opinion poll.

The full question wording and methodology of the polls can be viewed online at: http://www.kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-june-2013/

Methodology

http://www.kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-april-2013/



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