A decade of the ACA: Enrollees mixed as election priorities shift

Nearly 6 in 10 ACA plan enrollees consider their health insurance premiums affordable, but only 46% believe their copays, deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs are affordable.

A New Yorker puts his “I Voted” sticker on his jacket after voting on election day in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Photo: Ryland West/ALM

It has been 10 years since the Affordable Care Act went into full effect. Despite attempts to revise, repeal or replace it, millions of Americans rely on the ACA for health coverage.

With the presidential and congressional elections fast approaching, eHealh asked 330 recipients about the success of the law, their satisfaction with their coverage and its affordability. Among the findings:

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