1. | Under the ACA, everyone in the United States will have health insurance. | 110 (46.0) | 103 (43.1) | 24 (10.0) | 2 (0.8) |
2. | Under the ACA, everyone must buy coverage through state and federally run exchanges. | 137 (57.3) | 69 (28.9) | 30 (12.6) | 3 (1.3) |
3. | As a result of the ACA, more medical students will elect to practice primary care in the future.b | 145 (60.7) | 45 (18.8) | 48 (20.1) | 0 |
4. | The ACA allows insurance companies to reimburse physicians based on patient outcomes.b | 26 (10.9) | 131 (54.8) | 81 (33.9) | 0 |
5. | Small businesses will be more likely to go bankrupt because they will have to pay for their employees' health insurance as a result of the ACA. | 96 (40.2) | 96 (40.2) | 42 (17.6) | 5 (2.1) |
6. | Under the ACA, spouses who are currently covered under their partner's plan will lose that insurance coverage.b | 105 (43.9) | 28 (11.7) | 104 (43.5) | 1 (0.4) |
7. | Medicaid expansion from the ACA will force physicians to turn away patients. | 73 (30.5) | 95 (39.7) | 69 (28.9) | 2 (0.8) |
8. | The ACA mandates coverage of services that may not have been covered previously, including mammography screenings, certain immunizations, and contraception. | 9 (3.8) | 182 (76.2) | 44 (18.4) | 4 (1.7) |
9. | New payment methods in the ACA will eliminate fee-for-service. | 57 (23.8) | 65 (27.2) | 109 (45.6) | 8 (3.3) |
10. | The ACA mandates that physicians ask patients about their sexual history. | 38 (15.9) | 64 (26.8) | 137 (57.3) | 0 |
11. | Under the ACA, Americans on Medicare will be forced to buy insurance through the exchanges.b | 72 (30.1) | 47 (19.7) | 113 (47.3) | 5 (2.1) |
12. | The ACA includes patient satisfaction as a metric for physician reimbursement. | 38 (15.9) | 127 (53.1) | 74 (31.0) | 0 |
13. | As a result of the ACA, small physician practices will be bought out by larger practices and hospitals.b | 49 (20.5) | 139 (58.2) | 50 (20.9) | 0 |
14. | Under the ACA, Americans will have to pay a penalty if they do not have any health insurance. | 12 (5.0) | 198 (82.8) | 29 (12.1) | 0 |
15. | Primary care will become a more prestigious specialty as a result of the ACA. | 132 (55.2) | 40 (16.7) | 66 (27.6) | 1 (0.4) |
16. | Under the ACA, Medicare beneficiaries will no longer be able to see their current doctors. | 113 (47.3) | 51 (21.3) | 74 (31.0) | 1 (0.4) |
17. | Many Americans will not be able to find full-time jobs because the ACA requires businesses to provide all full-time employees with health insurance; thus, many employers will begin to hire only part-time workers. | 60 (25.1) | 119 (49.8) | 58 (24.3) | 2 (0.8) |
18. | Under the ACA, the federal government can withhold Medicare payments from hospitals if too many patients return within 30 days of discharge. | 17 (7.1) | 130 (54.4) | 92 (38.5) | 0 |
19. | Over time, the ACA will replace Medicare. | 73 (30.5) | 57 (23.8) | 108 (45.2) | 1 (0.4) |
20. | Individuals who keep their current health insurance will not receive any benefit from the ACA. | 73 (30.5) | 86 (36.0) | 79 (33.1) | 1 (0.4) |
21. | Health care premiums will increase because of the ACA.b | 37 (15.5) | 136 (56.9) | 63 (26.4) | 2 (0.8) |
22. | As a result of the ACA, the middle class will be forced to pay for health care for poor people and illegal immigrants.b | 61 (25.5) | 130 (54.4) | 47 (19.7) | 0 |
23. | Under the ACA, dental and vision checkups will be covered for adults and children. | 31 (13.0) | 80 (33.5) | 128 (53.6) | 0 |
24. | The ACA will interfere with physicians' practice of medicine by shifting decision-making authority from physicians to the government. | 54 (22.6) | 130 (54.4) | 55 (23.0) | 0 |
25. | The ACA mandates abortion and contraceptive coverage for women. | 33 (13.8) | 115 (48.1) | 90 (37.7) | 1 (0.4) |
26. | The ACA will lead to lower wages and fewer jobs in the United States. | 80 (33.5) | 73 (30.5) | 85 (35.6) | 1 (0.4) |
27. | Some states could go bankrupt, owing to the federal expansion of Medicaid required by the ACA.b | 68 (28.5) | 75 (31.4) | 94 (39.3) | 1 (0.4) |
28. | Under the ACA, the United States health care system will model itself after countries with socialized medicine, such as Canada and those in Great Britain. | 72 (30.1) | 103 (43.1) | 64 (26.8) | 0 |
29. | Government-run panels will ration care under the ACA.b | 56 (23.4) | 82 (34.3) | 97 (40.6) | 3 (1.3) |
30. | The ACA still might be repealed or defunded.b | 56 (23.4) | 113 (47.3) | 68 (28.5) | 1 (0.4) |