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The Morning Consult

National Healthcare Tracking Poll:August 2013

Under embargo until 6:00 a.m. EST - Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Topline Results

Methodology:This Morning Consult National Healthcare Tracking Poll was conducted from August

29-31, 2013, among a national sample of 1,989 registered voters. The interviews were

conducted online by Survey Sampling International, Inc. The data were post-stratified

to match a target sample of registered voters based on age, race, gender, education

and region. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus two

percentage points.

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1: Do you approve or disapprove of the health care legislation passed by Barack Obama and Congress in2010?

Stronglyapprove

Somewhatapprove

Somewhatdisapprove

Stronglydisapprove

DontKnow /

No opinion

N

Registered Voters 19 26 16 33 6 1989Republicans 5 10 17 65 4 549Democrats 35 38 12 8 7 767Independents 12 24 21 35 8 672Males 20 26 15 35 5 961Females 18 25 17 32 8 1028Hispanic 20 37 14 22 8 226African American 43 32 11 4 9 262White 15 23 17 40 6 1549Age: 18-29 20 36 20 18 7 360Age: 30-44 18 26 20 29 7 513Age 45-64 20 23 14 37 7 726

Age: 65+ 16 21 12 46 5 390Health - Excellent /V Good 21 26 16 33 5 929Health: Good 16 26 18 33 7 703Health: Fair/Poor 17 25 13 36 9 357Insurance: Uninsured 20 23 18 33 7 389Insurance: Purchased on Own 21 28 18 29 5 141Insurance: Employer-based 18 27 17 33 6 758Insurance: Govt Plan 19 23 13 37 8 613ACA will make things better 48 44 4 0 3 608ACA will have no effect 15 39 20 11 15 503ACA will make things worse 1 5 22 68 4 878



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2: How do you think the healthcare law will affect you and your family? Will it make things...

A lotbetter

A littlebetter

Have noeffect

A littleworse

A lotworse

N

Registered Voters 12 19 25 22 22 1989

Republicans 4 9 15 30 43 549Democrats 22 28 32 13 5 767Independents 7 17 26 25 26 672Males 13 19 25 21 22 961Females 11 19 26 22 23 1028Hispanic 15 30 17 21 17 226African American 26 32 31 7 4 262White 9 15 25 25 27 1549Age: 18-29 16 29 25 19 11 360Age: 30-44 13 22 22 23 21 513Age 45-64 13 16 23 21 26 726Age: 65+ 5 10 34 22 28 390Health - Excellent /V Good 14 19 24 21 22 929

Health: Good 9 20 27 22 22 703Health: Fair/Poor 12 16 25 23 24 357Insurance: Uninsured 15 23 16 20 26 389Insurance: Purchased on Own 17 21 22 14 26 141Insurance: Employer-based 10 18 26 24 22 758Insurance: Govt Plan 10 15 31 23 22 613ACA will make things better 39 61 0 0 0 608ACA will have no effect 0 0 100 0 0 503ACA will make things worse 0 0 0 49 51 878



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3: In the long run, how do you think the 2010 health care law will affect how much you pay in totalhealthcare costs, such as appointment co-payments, monthly premiums, deductibles and drug co-payments?Will it make health care

Muchmore

expensive

Somewhatmore

expensive

About thesame

Somewhatless

expensive

Much lessexpensive

N

Registered Voters 28 30 29 10 3 1989Republicans 51 32 13 3 1 549Democrats 10 28 41 15 6 767Independents 31 30 28 9 2 672Males 28 28 30 10 3 961Females 28 31 28 9 3 1028Hispanic 21 32 31 11 5 226African American 8 21 43 21 6 262White 33 30 27 7 3 1549Age: 18-29 19 33 33 11 4 360Age: 30-44 28 30 28 9 5 513

Age 45-64 31 28 28 10 4 726Age: 65+ 31 30 29 8 1 390Health - Excellent /V Good 28 32 25 11 4 929Health: Good 28 27 34 9 2 703Health: Fair/Poor 29 30 30 7 5 357Insurance: Uninsured 34 27 22 11 6 389Insurance: Purchased on Own 30 28 22 16 4 141Insurance: Employer-based 29 32 28 9 2 758Insurance: Govt Plan 25 29 35 8 3 613ACA will make things better 7 22 37 25 9 608ACA will have no effect 8 29 57 6 1 503ACA will make things worse 55 36 7 1 1 878



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4: In the long run, how do you think the 2010 health care law will affect the availability of medical benefitsyou receive from your health insurance, such as doctors appointments, medical treatments and prescriptiondrugs? Will it make health care

Muchmore

available

Somewhatmore

available

About thesame

Somewhatless

available

Much lessavailable

N

Registered Voters 9 16 37 21 17 1989Republicans 4 6 25 33 31 549Democrats 16 24 45 12 3 767Independents 7 14 37 21 21 672Males 11 16 37 20 17 961Females 8 16 38 22 17 1028Hispanic 10 23 40 13 14 226African American 22 29 37 7 4 262White 7 12 37 24 20 1549Age: 18-29 12 29 31 19 9 360Age: 30-44 12 18 35 18 17 513

Age 45-64 9 12 39 21 19 726Age: 65+ 4 6 41 27 21 390Health - Excellent /V Good 11 18 34 21 16 929Health: Good 8 15 41 19 16 703Health: Fair/Poor 8 11 37 23 20 357Insurance: Uninsured 11 21 30 18 20 389Insurance: Purchased on Own 15 21 29 21 14 141Insurance: Employer-based 8 16 40 21 16 758Insurance: Govt Plan 9 9 42 23 18 613ACA will make things better 28 34 33 5 1 608ACA will have no effect 2 13 71 12 1 503ACA will make things worse 1 4 20 37 37 878



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5: In the long run, how do you think the 2010 health care law will affect the quality of the medical care youreceive? Will it make health care

Muchhigherquality

Somewhathigherquality

About thesame

Somewhatlower

quality

Muchlower

quality

N





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6: What would you like to see Congress do when it comes to the health care law?

Congressshouldexpandthe law

Congressshould let

the lawtake effect

Congressshouldmake

changes toimprovethe law

Congressshould

delay anddefund the

law

Congressshould

repeal thelaw

N

Registered Voters 11 22 31 6 30 1989Republicans 4 6 23 7 59 549Democrats 17 38 34 2 8 767Independents 10 16 34 9 30 672Males 13 20 30 6 30 961Females 9 23 33 6 30 1028Hispanic 12 23 42 6 17 226African American 21 40 31 2 6 262White 9 18 30 6 36 1549Age: 18-29 16 27 36 4 17 360

Age: 30-44 12 19 36 6 26 513Age 45-64 10 22 29 6 33 726Age: 65+ 8 21 25 7 40 390Health - Excellent /V Good 13 23 27 6 31 929Health: Good 11 20 36 5 28 703Health: Fair/Poor 7 22 35 6 30 357Insurance: Uninsured 12 18 33 8 29 389Insurance: Purchased on Own 14 26 29 7 25 141Insurance: Employer-based 11 22 33 5 30 758Insurance: Govt Plan 10 23 30 6 32 613ACA will make things better 28 44 26 1 1 608ACA will have no effect 7 31 47 4 11 503ACA will make things worse 2 2 26 10 61 878



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7: The health care law has established insurance exchanges where people can shop for insurance and compareprices online. In these exchanges, eligible individuals and families will be eligible to receive federal moneyto purchase insurance. How likely are you to consider purchasing insurance through a health insuranceexchange?

Almostcertain topurchase

Very likely About50-50

Not toolikely

Not at alllikely

N

Registered Voters 8 14 30 18 30 1989Republicans 5 8 20 20 47 549Democrats 11 20 37 15 16 767Independents 7 13 29 21 31 672Males 9 16 28 17 30 961Females 7 13 31 19 29 1028Hispanic 11 23 36 13 17 226African American 14 23 44 9 11 262White 6 12 26 20 35 1549Age: 18-29 11 24 39 13 14 360

Age: 30-44 11 19 31 17 23 513Age 45-64 7 12 31 19 30 726Age: 65+ 4 4 16 22 54 390Health - Excellent /V Good 9 15 27 20 29 929Health: Good 6 14 32 18 29 703Health: Fair/Poor 7 13 30 15 34 357Insurance: Uninsured 13 22 37 10 18 389Insurance: Purchased on Own 16 18 34 16 16 141Insurance: Employer-based 6 13 28 23 31 758Insurance: Govt Plan 6 10 24 18 42 613ACA will make things better 21 32 31 10 5 608ACA will have no effect 2 9 34 21 34 503ACA will make things worse 2 6 26 22 44 878



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8: Enrollment in the health insurance exchanges where people can shop for insurance and compare prices isscheduled to begin October 2013. Based on what you have heard, how confident are you that the governmentwill be able to open and operate these exchanges by October 2013?

Extremelyconfident

Veryconfident

Somewhatconfident

Not tooconfident

Not at allconfident

N





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9: In thinking about purchasing a health care plan, which is more important for you?

Higher premiumswith lower

out-of-pocket costs

Lower premiums withhigher out-of-pocket

costs

N

Registered Voters 59 41 1989Republicans 53 47 549Democrats 65 35 767Independents 57 43 672Males 58 42 961Females 59 41 1028Hispanic 70 30 226African American 70 30 262White 56 44 1549Age: 18-29 72 28 360Age: 30-44 63 37 513Age 45-64 52 48 726Age: 65+ 54 46 390

Health - Excellent /V Good 57 43 929Health: Good 57 43 703Health: Fair/Poor 67 33 357Insurance: Uninsured 53 47 389Insurance: Purchased on Own 56 44 141Insurance: Employer-based 60 40 758Insurance: Govt Plan 59 41 613ACA will make things better 69 31 608ACA will have no effect 58 42 503ACA will make things worse 52 48 878



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10: Private insurance plans typically pay for care received through specified networks of doctors and hospitalsyou can choose but generally do not pay for care received outside of the insurance companys networks.Generally speaking, do you prefer...

Less expensive planswith a limited

network of doctorsand hospitals

More expensive planswith a broader

network of doctorsand hospitals

N

Registered Voters 56 44 1983Republicans 53 47 548Democrats 59 41 765Independents 57 43 671Males 57 43 959Females 55 45 1024Hispanic 59 41 226African American 57 43 261White 56 44 1544Age: 18-29 64 36 360

Age: 30-44 61 39 511Age 45-64 56 44 724Age: 65+ 43 57 387Health - Excellent /V Good 57 43 925Health: Good 55 45 702Health: Fair/Poor 59 41 356Insurance: Uninsured 67 33 388Insurance: Purchased on Own 53 47 140Insurance: Employer-based 55 45 755Insurance: Govt Plan 52 48 611ACA will make things better 61 39 607ACA will have no effect 55 45 500ACA will make things worse 54 46 876



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