1. 8%
8%
9%
11%
11%
11%
19%
24%
30%
36%
40%
State agencies
A non‐profit organization
Federal agencies
An employer
Your doctor
A health insurance company
Local TV news
National broadcast network news
Cable TV news
Newspapers, radio news, or other online news
Conversations with friends and family
NOTE: Question wording abbreviated. See topline (http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8439.cfm) for full question wording. None/Something else
(VOL.) and Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 15‐20, 2013)
Personal Conversations, News Media Lead List of
Information Sources on Law
Percent who say they have gotten any information about the health
care law from each of the following sources in the past 30 days:
Of the information source you named, which
would you say has been your MOST
IMPORTANT source of news and information
about the health care law?
1%
1%
2%
3%
3%
1%
3%
6%
14%
16%
15%

2. 7%
6%
9%
65%
65%
61%
26%
26%
30%
Cable TV news
Newspapers, radio news, or other online sources
Conversations with friends and family
Mostly good things A mix of the two Mostly bad things
NOTE: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 15‐20, 2013)
Most Say Media, Conversations About ACA a Mix of Good
and Bad
Thinking about the information you’ve gotten about the law from your MOST IMPORTANT source, would you say you’ve
heard mostly good things about the law, mostly bad things, or a mix of the two?
Among those who say each of the
following is their most important source of
information on the health care law

3. 46
41
48
50
43
49
42
42 42
41
43 42 41 42 42 42
39
41
34
37
41
37
42
41
42
37
41
38 38
45
38
43
36 37
35%
40
44
41
35
45
40
44
40 41
50
48
46
41
44
46
43 44 43
51
44 43 44 43
40
43 44
41
44 43
40
43
39
42
4040%
14 14
10
14
12 11
15
18 18
9 8
13
18
14
12
15
17 16 15
19
17
19
15
19
15
19 18 17
19
14
19 19
23 2324%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
AprMay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct NovDec Jan FebMar AprMay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct NovDec Jan FebMar AprMay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov FebMar Apr
2010 2011 2012 2013
Favorable Unfavorable Don't know/Refused
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
Public Mixed on ACA, With Negative Views Slightly
Outnumbering Positive
As you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law in 2010. Given what you know about the health reform law, do
you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?
ACA signed into law
on March 23, 2010

4. 78
72
69
73
68
75
69 68 69
73
66
71
64
72
65 64
60
65
52
62
64
62
64
66
70
62
71
69
64
72
64
72
57 5857%
36 37
49 48
41 42
34
37 37
34
43
37
41
35
33
38
33
36
32
34 33
30
40 40 39
34
38
35 34
41
32
37
32 31
36%
13
8
23
21
16
21
11
15
12 12 11
9
12
17
20
16
24
14
11 12
19
12
16
12
7 8 7
12
8
16
10
12 12
18
15%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
AprMayJun Jul AugSep OctNovDec Jan FebMarAprMayJun Jul AugSep OctNovDec Jan FebMarAprMayJun Jul AugSep OctNov FebMarApr
2010 2011 2012 2013
Democrats Independents Republicans
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
Ongoing Partisan Divide on ACA
Percent who say they have a favorable opinion of the health reform law:
ACA signed into law
on March 23, 2010

5. Accept that
it is now the
law of the
land
33%
Dk/Ref.
13%
Continue
trying to
change or
stop it
53%
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 15‐20, 2013)
Over Half Say Opponents Should Continue Blocking Law,
But Majority Disapprove of Defunding As Mechanism
Disapprove
of cutting off
funding
58%
Dk/Ref.
11%
Approve of
cutting off
funding
31%
Which comes closer to your view about the 2010 health care
law? Those opposed to the health care law should accept that
it is now the law of the land and stop trying to block the law’s
implementation or those opposed to the health care law
should continue trying to change or stop it, so it has less
impact on taxpayers, employers and health care providers?
Some lawmakers who oppose the health reform law say that if
Congress isn’t able to repeal the law, they should try to stop it
from being put into place by cutting off funding to implement
it. Whether or not you like the health reform law, would you
say you approve or disapprove of cutting off funding as a way
to stop some or all of health reform from being put into place?

6. 33%
54%
31%
13%
53%
33%
58%
82%
13%
13%
12%
5%
Total
Democrats
Independents
Republicans
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 15‐20, 2013)
Narrow Majority Support Efforts to Change or Stop ACA
Which comes closer to your view about the 2010 health care law? Those opposed to the health care law should…
Don’t know/
Refused
…accept that it is now the law of the land
and stop trying to block the law’s
implementation
…continue trying to change or stop it,
so it has less impact on taxpayers,
employers, and health care providers

7. 58%
82%
55%
37%
31%
12%
36%
51%
11%
6%
9%
11%
Total
Democrats
Independents
Republicans
Disapprove of cutting off funding Approve of cutting off funding Don't know/Refused
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 15‐20, 2013)
Majority Oppose Defunding As Way To Stop Health Law
Some lawmakers who oppose the health reform law say that if Congress isn’t able to repeal the law, they should try to
stop it from being put into place by cutting off funding to implement it. Whether or not you like the health reform law,
would you say you approve or disapprove of cutting off funding as a way to stop some or all of health reform from being
put into place?

8. It is still the law of the land
and is being implemented
59%
Don't know/Refused
23%
It has been overturned by
the Supreme Court and is
no longer law
7%
It has been repealed by
Congress and is no longer
law
12%
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll Omnibus Supplement (conducted April 18‐21, 2013)
Four in Ten Unsure Whether ACA Remains Law of Land
As you may know, a health care bill was signed into law in March 2010. As far as you know, which comes closest to
describing the current status of the health care law?
Unaware of current
status of health care
law (NET)
42%

9. 49%
42%
40%
49%
56%
58%
Total
Annual household income less than $40,000
Uninsured (under age 65)
Yes, have enough information No, do not have enough information
NOTE: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 15‐20, 2013)
Majority of Uninsured, Low Income Don’t Know How Law
Will Impact Their Family
Do you feel you have enough information about the health reform law to understand how it will impact you and your
family, or not?

10. 41%
21%
42%
68%
50%
72%
47%
21%
Total
Democrats
Independents
Republicans
Keep Medicaid as it is today Expand Medicaid to cover more low‐income people
NOTE: Other/Neither (VOL.) and Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 15‐20, 2013)
More Prefer to Expand Medicaid Than Keep As Is
As you may know, the health care law expands Medicaid to provide health insurance to more low‐income uninsured
adults. The federal government will initially pay the entire cost of this expansion, and after several years, states will pay
10 percent and the federal government will pay 90 percent. The Supreme Court ruled that states may choose whether or
not to participate in this expansion. What do you think your state should do?

11. 41% 50%
Keep Medicaid as is Expand Medicaid
NOTE: Other/Neither (VOL.) and Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 15‐20, 2013)
Few Minds Changed By Argument on Medicaid Expansion
As you may know, the health care law expands Medicaid to provide health insurance to more low‐income uninsured adults. The Supreme
Court ruled that states may choose whether or not to participate in this expansion. What do you think your state should do?
31% 7% 50% 41% 4% 44%
ASKED OF THOSE WHO WANT TO KEEP MEDICAID AS IS:
What if you heard that this would mean many low‐income
people in your state would be left without health insurance,
and your state would be giving up additional federal dollars for
covering its uninsured residents. Would you still prefer to keep
Medicaid as it is today, or would you now prefer to expand
Medicaid to cover more low‐income people in your state?
ASKED OF THOSE WHO WANT TO EXPAND MEDICAID:
What if you heard that this expansion may require your state to
spend some more money on Medicaid in the future, even
though the federal government would be picking up most of
the cost? Would you still prefer to expand Medicaid to cover
more low‐income uninsured people in your state or would you
now prefer to keep Medicaid is it is today?
Still prefer to
keep Medicaid
as is
Now
prefer to
expand
Originally
preferred to
expand Medicaid
Originally
preferred to keep
Medicaid as is
Now
prefer to
keep as is
Still prefer to
expand
Medicaid

12. This Kaiser Health Tracking Poll was designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation
led by Mollyann Brodie, Ph.D., including Claudia Deane and Sarah Cho. The survey was conducted April 15‐20, 2013,
among a nationally representative random digit dial telephone sample of 1,203 adults ages 18 and older, living in the
United States, including Alaska and Hawaii (note: persons without a telephone could not be included in the random
selection process). Computer‐assisted telephone interviews conducted by landline (601) and cell phone (602, including
339 who had no landline telephone) were carried out in English and Spanish by Princeton Data Source under the
direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI). The combined landline and cell phone sample
was weighted to balance the sample demographics to match Census estimates for the national population on sex, age,
education, race, Hispanic origin, nativity (for Hispanics only), region and telephone usage.
One additional question was asked on the Princeton Data Source omnibus survey. The Kaiser Health Tracking Poll
Omnibus Supplement was conducted April 18‐21, 2013, among a nationally representative random digit dial telephone
sample of 1,002 adults ages 18 and older, living in the continental United States. Interviews conducted by landline (501)
and cell phone (501, including 237 who had no landline telephone) were carried out in English only.
All statistical tests of significance account for the effect of weighting. The margin of sampling error including the design
effect for the full sample of the main survey is plus or minus 3 percentage points and plus or minus 4 percentage points
for the omnibus survey. For results based on subgroups, the margin of sampling error may be higher. Note that sampling
error is only one of many potential sources of error in this or any other public opinion poll.
The full question wording and methodology of the polls can be viewed online at:
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8439.cfm
Methodology