More than half of Americans approve of Obamacare now, Gallup poll finds

Yet approval ratings have ticked upward of late, as Republicans who control Congress and the White House fail to rally around a replacement plan that can satisfy disparate wings of their own party. Most Republicans (80%) remain at least somewhat confident that President Trump can deliver on this promise. With a crowded agenda of tax reform, immigration enforcement, as well as preventing a potential government shutdown, Republicans must prioritize securing a good healthcare deal if they are to hold onto both their House and Senate majorities.

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and, I’m sure, Barack Obama, are all celebrating that the new bill failed to garner the votes it needed.

Congratulations to the American people and the Washington representatives that listened to them. And a lot of those Republicans are moderates, as we can see on the chart below.

Shares of US hospital operators dropped on Tuesday as Republicans sought to revive plans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act that has benefited the companies.

No Democrats have offered support for any repeal and replace legislation to date, so all pro votes would have to be from the Republican side. Partisanship colors these views, with most Republicans wanting them to keep working to repeal and replace the ACA, most Democrats wanting them to move on, and independents evenly divided.

Keeping two of the most popular Obamacare provisions may prevent moderates from leaving the talks entirely. Most media whip counts looked only at those who said they were against or concerned about the bill in its previous form. The Republicans didn’t like not being included in the process so they made a decision to not play nicely.

“We need to come together”, Fischer says. Still, the new rate is up significantly from November, when only 42 percent said they approved of the law.

About half of the public (55 percent) say the AHCA did not pass because it went too far in cutting existing programs.

“We still today have the Affordable Care Act in place. and we finally have a governor who has the political courage and conviction to expand Medicaid in the state”, McKissick said at a news conference.

Under the proposal from the White House, states would have the option of doing away with requirements in the health care law that insurers provide a minimum level of 10 “essential benefits”, including those for pregnancy care, mental health treatment and other services.