Poll finds strong support for some Obamacare features

WASHINGTON — Despite sharp partisan differences over the Affordable Care Act, Democrats and Republicans, including voters who backed Presidentelect Donald Trump, strongly support most of the law’s key provisions, a new national poll indicates.

And although most Trump voters still favor repealing the law, often called Obamacare, an increasing share of Americans overall opposes that approach, according to the poll, which was conducted in mid-November, following Trump’s election.

Just a quarter of Americans say they want to scrap the law, down from nearly a third in October.

By contrast, nearly half say they want the law expanded or implemented as it is. Another 17 percent say they want the law scaled back.

The new findings from the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation are the most extensive sample of public opinion about the health law since last month’s election.