While pundits wrestle with just what impact the PatientProtection and Affordable Care Act is having, or will have, on thecountry, a survey reveals a number of consumers are expecting theworst.
Respondents to a Robert Morris University poll said they expecttheir out-of-pocket costs (for co-pays and deductibles) to increase(43 percent) rather than decrease (9.3 percent) as a result ofPPACA. Some indicated they expect no impact on their out-of-pocketcosts or were unsure — 28.1 percent and 19.6 percentrespectively.
A third said they have had to or expect to have to shop aroundfor less expensive health care because of the new law.
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