With the midterm election season underway, public opinion of the Affordable Care Act could hinder Democrats in the voting booths. According to new polling figures, the mandate for every American to receive health insurance, or Obamacare, received a 52 percent disapproval rating but opinions to repeal the law decreased.

With the mandate disapproval rating, the Bloomberg National Poll revealed 42 percent opposed the law and say it "went too far." Some respondents, at 11 percent however, felt the ACA "did not go far enough," and it was their reason for opposing the law. Support for the law was shown with 39 percent, while 8 percent were unsure.

Sixty percent of Americans polled saw "no real change" to their health insurance plans. With 24 percent of responses, Americans said they have received a "big change" on their plans, while 15 percent saw "little change." One percent, however, were "not sure."

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Despite the opposition, support for some provisions was high. The provision prohibiting insurance companies from denying people coverage because of pre-existing conditions garnered 65 percent support, while 32 percent opposed. The provision allowing children to stay on their parent's health insurance policy until the age of 26 received 75 percent support with 23 opposed. The elimination of lifetime caps on how much health insurance companies must pay for a person's health care saw 55 percent in favor.

In regards to the future of the health care law, 10 percent said it should be left untouched. According to the majority, small modifications might be needed, but 56 percent of respondents also said Americans should wait to see how the ACA works. Thirty-two percent of respondents said the law should be repealed. The polling data noted a July 2010 poll had shown opposition to the law was previously at 67 percent.

"Most Republicans want to see the law repealed, but that view is eroding," said J. Ann Selzer, who oversaw the survey for Bloomberg.

President Barack Obama's handling of the law did not impress people as 58 percent of respondents were unhappy, which is a 4 percent increase from a March poll.

"I don't think we should apologize for it," President Obama said about the ACA in April. "I don't think we should be defensive about it. There is a strong, good, right story to tell."

According to government figures, 8 million people have signed up through either Healthcare.gov or their state's exchange websites. For the U.S. Latino population, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) identified the ACA can provide up to 10.2 million uninsured Latinos with affordable health insurance coverage. As Latin Post reported, the HHS received a lower than projected number of applicants that reported their race or ethnicity as "Latino," which represented 10.7 percent of individuals enrolled. In comparison to Whites, they represented the largest proportion with 62.9 percent.

The poll was conducted June 6-9 with 1,005 adults participating. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

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