Percentage Who Feel Somewhat to Very Favorable about Individual Elements of the Affordable Care Act

1. Tax credits to small businesses to buy insurance – 88%
2. Close Medicare “doughnut hole” – 81%
3. Create health insurance exchanges – 80%
4. Extension of dependent coverage – 76%
5. Subsidy assistance to individuals – 76%
6. Medicaid expansion – 71%
7. Guaranteed issue – 66%
8. Medical loss ratio – 65%
9. Increase Medicare payroll tax on upper income – 60%
10. Employer mandate/penalty for large employers – 57%
11. Individual mandate/penalty – 40%

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted March 5-10, 2013)
Source URL: http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/8425-F.pdf