Although 60 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's employer mandate, a recent Kaiser Health tracking poll revealed opinions of the health reform law provision can be easily swayed.
The employer mandate takes effect next month and requires employers with 100 or more employees to offer health benefits to full-time workers or face a fine.
When those who said they were in favor of the employer mandate were provided with a statement that read, "some employers are moving some workers from full time to part time to avoid paying the fine," 68 percent said they had an unfavorable view of the employer mandate.
When those who initially had unfavorable views of the employer mandate were given a statement that read, "most employers with 100 or more workers already offer health insurance and won't have to pay the fine," 76 percent said they had a favorable view of the employer mandate.
The tracking poll also found American's opinions on the individual mandate can be changed with relatively little effort.
The survey was conducted from Dec. 2 through Dec. 9, among a nationally representative random telephone sample of 1,505 adults age 18 and older.
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