Most Americans now favor government-paid health insurance for all, according to a ‌new poll, as voters across party lines see major healthcare reforms as a priority less than a month before midterm elections to decide control of the US Congress.

Two-thirds of US adults — up from 53% in 2020 — said they are in favor of universal US health insurance often referred to as "Medicare for all," according to a poll conducted by health policy research firm KFF released on Tuesday.

By party affiliation, 84% of respondents who identify as Democrats and 72% of independent voters were in favor, while 66% of Republicans were opposed.

When told such ⁠a single-payer model would eliminate private insurance plans, that overall support dropped to 52% — still well ahead of the 37% favorability seen in the 2020 survey.

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[–] 18 points 17 hours ago* (3 children)

They don't want their tax dollars paying for other people's health care. No joke, this is a Republican argument against it.

What they fail to realize is that private insurance works the exact same way. All the money is pooled.

Another reason is the "death panels", again failing to realize that private insurance is already doing that.

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  • [–] 6 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

    I regularly make this argument, that they essentially have medicare for some* already, except there's a middleman, and he takes a MASSIVE cut.

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  • [–] 4 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

    Except it's not for all. They get all of the downsides but few of the upsides.

    It's like they're paying for something, not receiving what they paid for, and being told they don't want what they're paying for in the first place. Expect they're also wildly overpaying.

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