Americans favor the idea of extending health coverage to the country's low-income through the government's Medicaid program, a key part of health reform, but still aren't sure on the law in its entirety.
A poll released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation found 67 percent of Americans support Medicaid expansion while 30 percent oppose it. Medicaid has become a popular discussion as it played a big role in the health reform debate.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—upheld by the Supreme Court June 28—would expand Medicaid to cover people with incomes of up to 133 percent of the poverty line. The court ruled that states have the ability to opt out of Medicaid expansion, which several Republican governors have vowed to do.
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