Poll: ObamaCare, better than many expected?

The difference between expectation and current assessment is especially striking for Republicans, 76% of whom claimed their own health care would get worse if the Affordable Care Act became law.  Today, just half that percentage of Republicans, 38%, say their care actually has gotten worse.  More Republicans than independents or Democrats report that happening.  Half of Republicans say there has been no change in quality.

There has also been a decline, though not so steep (from 86% to 67%), in the percentage of Republicans who believe the law rations health care and the percentage who believe the law mandates end-of-life consultations with doctors for the elderly.  In 2010, 71% of Republicans believed that was part of the law.  Now, just under half think that.

In 2010, two-thirds of Republicans believed they could lose their own health care coverage if the ACA became law.  However, nearly all Republicans in this poll currently have coverage.