Most Americans want subsidies under Obamacare to survive the upcoming Supreme Court case that challenges their legality.
According to a poll released Wednesday by Morning Consult, 68 percent think Americans should have access to health care subsides, regardless of whether they come from a state or federal exchange. Those living with state-based exchanges were more supportive of subsidies than those living in states with federal exchanges only by six percentage points.
Additionally, 63 percent of people favor a plan to secure subsidized health insurance, should the court rule against its validity.
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Though support for PPACA has been mostly partisan, support for the law's subsidies reaches across party lines, according to the poll.
In the 2014 general elections, 39 percent of poll respondents voted Democrat, while 37 percent voted for Republican candidates. Of those who said that Congress should devise a plan to underwrite health care if King v. Burwell rules against subsidies, 52 percent self-identified as conservatives.
"This suggests that Republicans should face popular backlash if King v. Burwell nullifies subsidies – right at a time when the party is marshaling support to dismantle the Affordable Care Act," Morning Consult's Rob Kunzig wrote.
King v. Burwell challenges the federal government's ability to distribute subsidies to low-income Americans purchasing health insurance through Healthcare.gov. Analysts have warned about the damaging effects should the Supreme Court rule the subsidies invalid. For example, researchers from think tank the RAND Corp concluded that nearly 10 million could lose health coverage, and millions more could suffer crushing premium spikes.
The Morning Consult poll was conducted Feb. 6-Feb. 9, on 1,781 registered voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.
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