Most Americans sick of Obamacare debate, oppose repeal By Morgan Whitaker With less than a week left in open enrollment, a majority of Americans say they are fed up with the national debate over the Affordable Care Act, according to a new poll released Wednesday. The White House is poised to extend the enrollment by two weeks for those who have begun but not yet completed the enrollment process on healthcare.gov, according to recent reports. Obama administration officials have repeatedly said in the past that the deadline would not be extended, but often noted they intended to allow more time for those who had yet to finalize coverage. Enrollment is not scheduled to open again until November. The new Kaiser poll found 53% have grown tired of the debate and want leaders to focus on other issues instead, while 42% say the debate should continue. Among independents, 51% are weary of the debate and 45% think it should continue. Only Republicans want debate to continue, by a 2% margin (47% to 49%). Similarly, the poll found a majority of Americans would rather see the law kept as is, perhaps with further legislation to improve it, while less than 30% want it repealed or repealed and replaced. When asked how they would like to see Congress address the health care law, 10% said to keep the law as is, 49% said to keep the law and improve it, 11% said to repeal the law and enact a Republican replacement plan, and 18% said repeal it with no replacement. Those numbers do not change drastically when independents were asked the question.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 19:37:58 +0000
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