The public’s approval of Obamacare has dipped in a latest Gallup poll after hitting record highs in April.
Gallup said on Monday that 50 percent of people asked approve of the healthcare law, down from 55 percent in April and 53 percent in July. The decrease comes as the Senate is expected to consider a tax reform bill as early as this week that includes a repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate tax penalty.
The law’s 50 percent approval rating is still higher than it was a year ago. After the 2016 election, 42 percent of people approved of the Affordable Care Act, while 53 percent disapproved, Gallup said.
Ratings for approval differ greatly among party preference, as only 11 percent of Republicans favor it and 85 percent of Democrats support it.
The poll also looked into what respondents want to do with the law. Of the 50 percent who approve of the law, 21 percent want to keep it in place as is and 28 percent want it changed significantly.
The Gallup results were based on telephone interviews from Nov. 2-8 among 1,028 people. It has a margin of error of four percentage points.
