Nearly two in three uninsured Americans say they will get health insurance by Jan. 1, rather than pay a fine as mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But they won't necessarily buy their insurance through the public exchanges — in fact, less than half say they will.
The figures come from Gallup, which found that 65 percent of uninsured Americans say they will get health insurance, while 25 percent said they'll pay the fine instead. Another 11 percent said they had "no opinion."
As for buying insurance through the public exchanges — which launched just last week — 48 percent of the uninsured said they plan to, while 36 percent said they won't, and 17 percent haven't decided yet.
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