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Exchange woes didn’t sway public opinion

Public opinion on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act hasn't changed despite the widely reported problems with the exchange launch.

By Kathryn Mayer | Updated on November 01, 2013
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on problems plaguing PPACA. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Public support for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has held steady in spite of the exchanges’ widely reported website woes that have plagued enrollment and haunted the administration over the past month.

According to Kaiser Family Foundation’s October health tracking poll, released Friday, the public remains divided, but largely negative, on the law. Forty-four percent said they have an unfavorable view of the law, while 38 percent view the law favorably, virtually unchanged from September’s ratings. The remaining 18 percent said they “don’t know enough to say.”

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