Commonwealth Fund July 2, 2020
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Only a third of Americans say keeping and improving the ACA is their most-preferred choice for health reform; the other two-thirds are divided between wanting “Medicare for All” and letting states chart their own course
Supporters of a single-payer health system share many values with those who’d rather build on the ACA’s achievements, but they tend to have had more negative experiences with the current health care system
The Issue
Ten years after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law, the most sweeping health reform legislation in decades has yet to garner the support of more than a slim majority of Americans. During this presidential campaign season, there are now calls to transform U.S. health care, potentially upending the...