About one in ten change their stance from oppose to favor after hearing that the public
health insurance option could help
drive down costs because private insurers would be competing with the public plan (13 percent), provide more choice to people getting
insurance through the ACA
marketplaces (11 percent), or be the only
health insurance option for people living in areas where private
health insurance companies may not be offering coverage through the ACA
marketplaces (11 percent).