Too Many Americans Still Don’t Know Obamacare and ACA are the Same Thing

It's the attack of the low-knowledge voter.

After eight years of hearing about Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act, some Americans are still unaware they are the same thing.

Like the four-year-old clip from Jimmy Kimmel above, which showed Americans on the street having two different opinions about the same health care program, a new survey shows not much has changed.

The New York Times reports on the findings of Morning Consult:

In the survey, 35 percent of respondents said either they thought Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act were different policies (17 percent) or didn’t know if they were the same or different (18 percent). This confusion was more pronounced among people 18 to 29 and those who earn less than $50,000 — two groups that could be significantly affected by repeal.

Republicans, on the other hand, were very aware, at 72 percent, that Obamacare is the ACA.

President Trump is leading the Republican charge to repeal and replace ObamACAre (it’s right there!), but nearly half of the respondents were unaware of that fact. Thirty-two percent said they didn’t know if it would or wouldn’t be repealed, and 12 percent said the ACA won’t be repealed.

People should probably start paying more attention, because when the federal government swoops in and takes away your medical care or causes it to be unaffordable and they’re too busy to notice, we’ve got much bigger problems.

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