When the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was enacted in 2010 it required all states to expand their Medicaid programs to include people with incomes slightly higher than those allowed under traditional Medicaid, as well as groups, like childless adults, that had not previously been covered. In 2012 the Supreme Court ruled that forcing States to expand their Medicaid coverage was unconstitutional. Since then 22 states have expanded their coverage and more than 35 have opted not to do so. Proponents of the expansion argue that it will lower healthcare costs for everyone by reducing the number of Americans without health insurance. Opponents argue that states should be allowed to run their own Medicaid programs without the intervention of the federal government.
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Response rates from 65.7k Santa Clara voters.
72% Yes |
28% No |
61% Yes |
23% No |
5% Yes, but I prefer switching to a single payer healthcare system |
3% No, and each state should decide their own level of coverage |
5% Yes, but only increase for the elderly and disabled |
2% No, and eligibility should only include the elderly and disabled |
1% No, and the federal government should not increase funding for any social programs |
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0% No, and abolish Medicaid |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 65.7k Santa Clara voters.
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Unique answers from Santa Clara voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8HHQPHG4yrs4Y
i mean i get that the government wants to help them but it doesn't make since while one person is struggling while helping them by raising the taxs on other citizens causing half of the us falling to save one person
@Chase-Oliver1yr1Y
No, deregulate healthcare to lower costs and increase access.
@8X97FN73yrs3Y
the government would not have to spend so much money for medicaid if they regulated insurance companies more. Patents on medicine should be illegal and healthcare for those who are unemployed should be for US citizens who cannot work and their employers cannot supply acceptable healthcare benefits
@8LZ2VYL4yrs4Y
@9D6D6ZW1yr1Y
No, the government should not be involved in Healthcare unless it is providing that service to members of the military.
@9DBVZNS1yr1Y
Reform the system don’t add more money
@8FR53X54yrs4Y
Yes but the current guidelines are trash and to easy to screw the statem
@9C8DWKP2yrs2Y
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