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Concerns Have if Affordable Care Act Passed into Law: First Mention
Regardless of whether you favor or oppose health care legislation, what are some of the concerns you would have if a new healthcare measure is passed into law?
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| Overview | Question Options | % of respondents |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Other | 1% |
| 2009 | Don't know/Refused | 8% |
| 2009 | None/Nothing | 8% |
| 2009 | Able to get needed treatments/Rationed care/Wait times for care | 5% |
| 2009 | Affordability/Cost to individuals, businesses/ Higher premiums | 11% |
| 2009 | Being able to keep current doctors | 2% |
| 2009 | Being able to keep current plan, benefits | 2% |
| 2009 | Cost (non-specific) | 6% |
| 2009 | Prescription coverage | <1% |
| 2009 | Effect on seniors/Medicare | 3% |
| 2009 | Forcing people to have insurance/Fines for not having it | 2% |
| 2009 | Govt-run healthcare/Govt take-over/Bureaucracy/Socialized medicine | 15% |
| 2009 | How it will be paid for | 2% |
| 2009 | Increased taxes | 2% |
| 2009 | Lack of govt plan/public option | 5% |
| 2009 | Making sure everyone is covered/Has access | 10% |
| 2009 | Not clear how plan would work | 4% |
| 2009 | Overall cost of program to govt/taxpayers | 4% |
| 2009 | Quality of care would suffer | 6% |
| 2009 | Would pay for abortions | 1% |
| 2009 | Would provide care to illegal immigrants | 2% |