With the Supreme Court set to hear the King v. Burwell case in March, the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that a majority of the public says they have heard nothing at all about the case.
In an initial reaction to what Congress or states using the federal marketplace should do if the Supreme Court rules that financial help to buy health insurance is only available to people in states with state-run marketplaces, nearly two-thirds of the public says Congress should pass a law making subsidies available to eligible people in all states, and a majority of the public in states using healthcare.gov would want their state to create its own marketplace.
As Congress considers legislation to change the employer requirement under the law, more of the public says they oppose changing the full-time worker definition under the ACA from 30 to 40 hours a week than say they support it and about a third remain unsure, but opinion can be swayed after hearing some of the other side’s argument. With less than a month left in this year’s open enrollment period, most uninsured are unaware of the deadline to enroll and a substantial share remains unaware of the financial assistance available to help eligible people buy insurance.
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