In all likelihood, the Patient Protection and Affordable CareAct is here to stay. The law has extended coverage to millions ofAmericans and introduced a number of popular changesto U.S. health care that future politicians will be hard-pressed toundo.

And yet, a recent study suggests that the same nation that isunlikely to support the law's full repeal is in some ways voicingmore conservative attitudes about health care.

In particular, the number of Americans who believe the federalgovernment spends too little on health care has significantlydecreased since the PPACA's passage. Among Republicans, thepercentage went down by 24 percent; among independents it went downby 16 percent; and among Democrats it decreased by 12 percent.

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