A survey from Medscape and WebMD reports most readers desire certain parts of the ACA remain intact.
Here are seven key notes:
1. Forty-nine percent of the WebMD readers and 43 percent of physicians wanted to keep the ACA in place and improved upon.
2. Thirty-six percent of physicians and 31 percent of WebMD readers wanted the ACA repealed with the caveat that some aspects should stay in the new law.
3. Nineteen percent of WebMD readers and 18 percent of physicians want the law repealed and replaced completely.
4. Three percent of physicians and 2 percent of WebMD readers wanted to keep the ACA in its current state.
5. The aspects of the ACA WebMD readers wanted to keep in place were:
● Mental health service coverage: 95 percent
● Preventative service coverage without copay: 92 percent
● Women's health coverage: 87 percent
● Young adults staying on their parents' insurance plan until age 26: 82 percent
● No lifetime maximum benefits: 82 percent
Physicians reported similar desires to keep these aspects of the ACA in place:
● Mental health service coverage: 91 percent
● Preventative service coverage without copay: 78 percent
● Women's health coverage: 80 percent
● Young adults staying on their parents' insurance plan until age 26: 88 percent
● No lifetime maximum benefits: 82 percent
6. The WebMD readers who supported full repeal also overwhelmingly believed certain aspects of the ACA should remain in place, including mental health services coverage (89 percent) and preventative service coverage without copay (85 percent).
7. WebMD readers and physicians had different priorities for President-elect Donald Trump when he takes office. Among physicians, the top priorities were cutting healthcare premiums, universal health coverage and lowering drug prices; among patients, the top priorities were universal health coverage followed by cutting healthcare premiums and lowering drug prices.