A majority of the state's voters support extending current health insurance programs to all low-income Californians, including undocumented immigrants, according to a new statewide poll. The poll was commissioned by The California Endowment, a foundation that has been actively working to expand health insurance access to all people, regardless of immigration status. The Affordable Care Act expressly bars undocumented immigrants from ... (More)
Covered Cal gets thumbs up in poll
May 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
Covered California, the state Obamacare exchange, is "working well," more than half of residents polled say. The Affordable Care Act itself gets passing marks from just under half of Californians polled by the most recent Public Policy Institute of California Survey. It was the first major poll conducted in-state since open enrollment for private health insurance closed at the end of March. When asked about performance of the ... (More)
Californians happy with Kaiser
March 11, 2014 Leave a Comment
Health plan members in California reported the nation's highest levels of satisfaction with their care, with Kaiser ranking the highest among a new survey's respondents. Michigan was tied with California in the nation's highest satisfaction levels. The study, done by J.D. Power, doesn't reflect consumer feelings toward policies purchased under the Affordable Care Act, which first became available Jan. 1. The survey company said it ... (More)
Obamacare support near Ca. highs
September 30, 2013 Leave a Comment
Slightly more than half of Californians remain in favor of the Affordable Care Act, with support near record highs, a statewide survey reports on the eve of the opening of the Covered California health insurance marketplace. About a quarter of state residents say they'll be better off under Obamacare, while a slightly smaller amount say they expect to be doing worse, according to the Public Policy Institute of California survey team. ... (More)
Obamacare support holds in Calif.
August 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
Californians' support for Obamacare remains strong as the launch of the state's health insurance marketplace nears, a new survey shows. Fifty-three percent of voters support the health reform law and 38 percent oppose it, researchers found. Yet "voters continue to view the (Affordable Care Act) through a highly partisan lens," said organizers of the of the 2013 TCWF-Field Health Policy Survey. There are dramatic regional ... (More)
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