Health policy
KFF poll finds 66 percent support for Medicare for All
Two-thirds of U.S. adults support Medicare for All, but support shifts when respondents hear arguments about possible drawbacks.
A KFF poll found 66 percent of U.S. adults support Medicare for All, the highest level since 2016, according to The Hill. The poll found 32 percent strongly favored a national health plan in which all Americans would get insurance from one government plan, and 34 percent somewhat favored it.
Support differed by party: 84 percent of Democrats favored the plan, while 66 percent of Republicans opposed it. Opposition reached 76 percent when respondents heard it could delay appointments or treatment, while support reached 76 percent when they heard it could guarantee health insurance as a right.
KFF Health News and NPR reported that candidates are campaigning on the issue amid concerns about medical costs. Fewer than half of Americans say they can afford their healthcare, according to their report. Jonathan Oberlander told KFF Health News that replacing the current system remains very remote in the short to medium term, even if Abdul El-Sayed wins in November.
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