Public support for Obamacare’s individual mandate is slim following the Obama administration’s recent delays of other key provisions of the healthcare reform act, according to the Hill:
A new survey finds only 12 percent support implementing Obamacare’s individual mandate, which fines consumers who don’t acquire health insurance, in 2014 as prescribed by law.
Forty-one percent said consumers shouldn’t have to pay a penalty if they don’t have insurance, according to the poll from HealthPocket, a consumer resource on health insurance.
A plurality, 47 percent, said they were not sure if the fines should take effect as scheduled.
The poll’s results come in the wake of the administration’s decisions last week to delay several parts of Obamacare for one year, including the employer mandate requiring businesses to provide health insurance to their employees.
Congressional leaders Tuesday sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking for more information on the delays. They also requested that he delay the implementation of the individual mandate.
"We agree with you that the burden was overwhelming for employers, but we also believe American families need the same relief," the congressional leaders wrote.