While pundits wrestle with just what impact the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is having, or willhave, on the country, a survey reveals a number of consumers areexpecting the worst.

Respondents to a Robert Morris University poll said they expecttheir out-of-pocket costs (for co-pays and deductibles) to increase(43%) rather than decrease (9.3%) as a result of PPACA.

Some indicated they expect no impact on their out-of-pocketcosts or were unsure — 28.1% and 19.6% respectively.

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