Via Gallup:
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- No majority support for any single approach to reform
- 44% want to keep ACA but make significant changes
- Slight majority of Americans (53%) approve of the ACA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers return to the Hill this week with no clear directive from the American people on how to handle healthcare reform. The largest segment, 44%, wants significant changes to the existing Affordable Care Act law while keeping it in place. Another 30% favors repealing and replacing the law — in line with Republican lawmakers’ intention — while 23% of Americans want to keep the law as is.
Keep as is Keep but make changes Repeal and replace % % % U.S. adults 23 44 30 Democrats 39 55 4 Independents 23 48 25 Republicans 6 23 70 GALLUP, JULY 5-9, 2017
These latest data, from a July 5-9 Gallup poll, reflect a similar lack of consensus on the issue as in April when Gallup last asked the question.
In May, the House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill to repeal and replace parts of the ACA, but Senate Republicans have not yet settled on a bill that would pass in their chamber.
Republican lawmakers’ efforts to repeal and replace the law are in line with the preferences of GOP supporters in the U.S., 70% of whom favor that approach. Meanwhile, 23% of Republicans prefer to keep the act and make significant changes, and just 6% want the ACA to stay in place largely as it is.
A majority of Democrats (55%) would like to make significant changes to the ACA, while 39% would like to keep the ACA in place largely as it is. Few Democrats (4%) support repealing and replacing the law.
Nearly half of independents, 48%, would like to keep the ACA and make changes to it. The remainder of independents divide nearly equally between favoring a repeal or leaving the law in place as is.