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Record High 57% of Americans Approve Affordable Care Act

12/8/2025

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Gallup and West Health poll finds 57% of U.S. adults approve of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a record high since 2012.
Sixty-three percent of independents support the ACA.
Approval rose three percentage points from last year.
The poll, conducted in November amid discussions in Congress about expiring enhanced ACA subsidies, shows seventy-three percent favor hospital funding and 33% favor universal coverage.

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Gallup and West Health poll finds 57% of U.S. adults approve of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a record high since 2012.
Sixty-three percent of independents support the ACA.
Approval rose three percentage points from last year.
The poll, conducted in November amid discussions in Congress about expiring enhanced ACA subsidies, shows seventy-three percent favor hospital funding and 33% favor universal coverage.