Following the Oct. 1 launch of the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, nearly half (48%) of Americans nationwide say the federal government did a “poor” job of implementing the law. Thirty-two percent gave it an “only fair” rating. Just 2% viewed the troubled federal roll-out as “excellent,” and 12% rated it as “good.” The remaining 6% “don’t know.”
In the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, conducted Oct. 17-23, and released Friday, state exchanges fared slightly better, with 29% of those surveyed saying the launch was “poor” and 34% rating it as “only fair.” Nearly one in five (18%) rated the state exchange launches as “good,” 4% “excellent” and 14% “don’t know.”
