The poll found 45 percent of Americans believe the health law is a good idea, compared to 41 percent of Americans who believe it is a bad idea, reports NBC News. This marks the highest percentage of ACA supporters since the poll began asking the question in April 2009.
Along party lines, the poll found 80 percent of Democrats believe the ACA is a good idea, compared to 13 percent of Republicans, according to NBC News. Thirty-six percent of independents believe it’s a good idea, while 41 percent believe it’s a bad idea.
Overall, a combined 50 percent of Americans believe the ACA is working well (6 percent) or needs minor modifications to improve it (44 percent), compared to a combined 49 percent who believe it needs a major overhaul (33 percent) or should be totally eliminated (16 percent), reports NBC News.
The poll comes as congressional Republicans continue efforts to repeal the health law.
The poll found 26 percent of Americans have either a “great deal” or “quite a bit of confidence” that congressional Republicans will replace the law with something better, according to NBC News.
The poll was conducted Jan. 12-15 of 1,000 adults.
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