Obamacare vs. Affordable Care Act

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1. 3 years ago Poll: 'Obamacare' vs. 'Affordable Care Act'

September 27th, 2013
04:35 PM ET
... According to a new CNBC poll that surveyed two different groups, 46% of the group that was asked about "Obamacare" was opposed to the law, while 37% of the group asked about the "Affordable Care Act" was opposed to the law ...
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/27/poll-obamacare-vs-affordable-care-act/

link to poll results (pdf)

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2. A Third Dont Know Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act Are the Same

Aric Jenkins
Feb 07, 2017

Roughly one-third of Americans don't know that Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act are the same thing, according to a recent poll.

The poll, conducted by Morning Consult and published by the New York Times, found that 35% of Americans either believe that Obamacare and the ACA are different policies (17%) or didn't know if they were (18%).

Other questions in the survey showed an apparent confusion surrounding the law — not just whether or not Obamacare or the ACA are the same, but the consequences of repealing the law without a replacement.

For example, 72% of those who identified as Republican said they were aware that Obamacare and the ACA were the same, but more than half either believed Medicaid and subsidies would not be affected without a replacement (29%) or did not know it would impact them at all (24%) ...

http://fortune.com/2017/02/07/obamacare-affordable-care-act-repeal-poll/