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Like Public Overall, Primary Care Providers’ Opinions On ACA Are Split, with Sharp Partisan Divisions. Overall, what is your opinion of the health care law that was passed in 2010, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare ?. General Population. Total. Democrats. Republicans.
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Like Public Overall, Primary Care Providers’ Opinions On ACA Are Split, with Sharp Partisan Divisions Overall, what is your opinion of the health care law that was passed in 2010, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare? General Population Total Democrats Republicans Primary Care Physicians Total Democrats Republicans Primary Care Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants Total Democrats Republicans NOTE: Don’t know/Refused responses not shown.SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted August 6-11, 2015), The Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers (conducted January 5 – March 30, 2015)
About Six In Ten Primary Care Clinicians Report Seeing More Medicaid or Newly Insured Patients Since January 2014 Percent of providers reporting increases in the following types of patients since January 2014: SOURCE: The Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers (conducted January 5 – March 30, 2015)
Most Providers Report No Change In Their Ability To Provide Quality Care Percent who say since January 2014, their ability to provide high quality care to all patients has… Primary Care Physicians Primary Care Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants SOURCE: The Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers (conducted January 5 – March 30, 2015)
Half Of Physicians And Two-Thirds Of Nurse Practitioners And Physician Assistants Currently Accept New Medicaid Patients Primary Care Physicians by Practice Type SOURCE: The Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers (conducted January 5 – March 30, 2015)
Physicians’ Views of the Impact of Health Reform Are More Negative On Cost of Care And More Positive On Access Among PRIMARY CARE physicians: Percent who say the ACA has had a positive, negative, or no impact on each of the following: Your medical practice overall The quality of care your patients receive The ability of your practice to meet patient demand The cost of health care for your patients Access to health care and insurance in the country overall SOURCE: The Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers (conducted January 5 – March 30, 2015)