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.
Japan’s system is single-payer and definitely better than the US system in every interaction I’ve had. I say this as someone who used to work in US Healthcare IT on a few occasions.
There should be some system in place to help the people whose jobs would be lost by cutting all of the extra stuff out. Some may survive if, like many countries, the US allows private options, but a lot of jobs would be made redundant by this.
We have systems of unemployment insurance and other kinds of welfare programs. I definitely agree those should be stepped up in general for everyone, but I don’t know why these specific people would deserve anything beyond what we normally do for people who lose their jobs.
I fully agree it should be better for everyone. Why I think the case is special is the potentially high number of joblessness at once often also located in certain condensed areas. It would also potentially have knock-on effects to other businesses and city services.
Not everyone qualifies for unemployment. I don’t.