Public Opinion on Women's Health and Preventive Care

Public opinion on women’s health and preventive carePoll findings from a 2017 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll

80%

81%

54%

79%

59%

53%

47%

42%

No cost sharing for childhoodpreventive care

No cost sharing forpreventive services

No cost sharing for birthcontrol

Prohibit gender rating

SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted March 6-12, 2017)

Awareness and Support for Some Women’s Health and Preventive Care Provisions in the ACA

… say it is very important that each of the following is kept in place:

… are aware each of the following is included in the Affordable Care Act:

Percent of the public who…


of the public originally support the ACA’s

requirement that private health plans must include maternity care coverage

89%

93%of the public support the requirement after those who

originally opposed hear that without it, policies that include maternity care would become very expensive

of the public originally oppose the ACA’s

requirement that all private health plans must include maternity care coverage

of the public oppose the requirement after those who

initially supported hear it means some have to pay for benefits they do not use


10%

31%

71%

of Americans support the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that, with the exception of certain

religious objections, Private Health Insurance Plans Cover the Full Cost of Birth Control


If a woman works for a company that does not pay for birth control coverage due to an employer’s religious objections…

… 39% say the insurance company should pay for

this coverage

… 42% say the woman herself should pay for this

coverage


… 15% say the government should pay for this

coverage

85%

69%

41%

Democrats

Independents

Republicans

Among Women

Republicans less likely to say it is very important that the federal government funds reproductive health services for lower-income women.

83%

46%

30%

Among Men


That’s 90% of female Democrats

57% of female Republicans

74% of female independents

79% of women say federal Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood for non-abortion services should continue.

and 88% of women who have used Planned Parenthood


38%

41%

25%

Democrats

Independents

Republicans

Among Women

One-third of Americans are aware of ban on federal funds for abortions

Among Men


32%

32%

26%

75%


say the federal government

should continue paying Planned Parenthood for services received by people with Medicaid

say all federal payments to

Planned Parenthood should be stopped

22%

82%


say Medicaid should continue paying after those who originally oppose federal funding hear that cutting payments would make it difficult for lower-income women to access certain health services

32%


say Medicaid should stop payingafter those who originally want funding to continue hear that the organization does provide and refer women for abortions

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Public Opinion on Women's Health and Preventive Care