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  Posted on May 5, 2014 by Administrator in Breaking News
  Modern Healthcare by Paul Demko –
  The late surge in enrollments in health plans sold on the insurance exchanges didn't translate into more popular support for Obamacare, but a waning number of Americans want Congress to scrap it, according to new polling data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
  However, a solid majority of respondents—58%—want Congress to work on improving the law, compared with 35% who favor repealing it entirely. Those findings mirror other recent polling results, suggesting that Americans are becoming less receptive to Republicans' persistent calls to eliminate the law.
  But despite the Obama administration's celebratory announcement that 8 million people signed up for commercial plans during the open enrollment window—1 million more than originally projected by the Congressional Budget Office—the public remains unconvinced. Just 35% said they believe that enrollment met or exceeded the government's expectations, while 57% indicated that the numbers were lower than anticipated.
  The top reason given by respondents who did not acquire health insurance coverage was that they couldn't afford it—more than a third cited the cost. Another 27% indicated either that they were unaware of the insurance mandate or that they didn't think it applied to them.