Urban Milwaukee April 10, 2019
Who’s gained the most from ACA and why Medicare for All could be a trap.
Following its passage—and particularly after its glitch-filled roll-out—the Affordable Care Act became deeply unpopular. The trick to its turnaround in public esteem seems to have been the election of Donald Trump, who seems intent on repealing the ACA without any clear vision of what, if anything, would replace it. The following plot shows the results of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s tracking poll since 2010, after passage of the ACA but before the implementation of its provisions. Since the spring of 2016, when its favorably rating was well below 40 percent, it has risen to as as high as a 54 percent favorable rating.