Survey: Most voters satisfied with Obamacare in California
• Like way new health insurance law implemented in state
• Survey done in English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Most California voters are satisfied with the way the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare is working in their state, a Field Poll released on August 20.
At present, 56 percent of registered voters say they support the law, while 35 percent are opposed. This 21-point margin in support is up from 15 points last year.
By a two-to-one margin (60 percent to 30 percent) voters think the state of California has been successful in implementing the ACA.
This contrasts with their much more divided assessment of the way the federal government has implemented the law (49 percent successful vs. 46 percent not successful).
These are among the findings of the 2014 California Wellness Foundation-Field Health Policy Poll. It is an annual health policy survey that is now in its eighth year.
The survey also found that 66 percent of Asian Americans support the Affordable Care Act (an increase of 3 percent from 2013) while 19 percent of Asian Americans oppose it (a decrease of 4 percent from 2013).
The results also show that 63 percent of Asian Americans are satisfied with the way the health care system in California is working while 24 percent of Asian Americans are dissatisfied.
The California Wellness Foundation made a grant to the Field Research Corporation, which randomly sampled 1,535 registered California voters representative of the population of the state.
The survey was conducted by telephone in seven languages and dialects – English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese and Tagalog.
“The poll’s findings related to increased satisfaction among voters with the performance of the health care system in our state indicate that the hard work of policymakers, advocates and others is paying off,” said Judy Belk, the Foundation’s president and CEO. “More Californians are now insured and able to access health care.”
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