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Support for Medicare-for-all hits record high, with 66% of Americans in favor
Support rises across party lines as healthcare costs drive more Americans to favor a government-run insurance model, KFF said.
- On Tuesday, a KFF poll revealed that two-thirds of U.S. adults favor universal government-paid health insurance often called "Medicare for all," up from 53% in 2020, according to responses from 1,328 adults surveyed in September.
- Healthcare expenses remain the leading economic concern for Americans, with 60% worried about affording costs, prompting senior KFF survey analyst Audrey Kearney to note that public frustration is driving desire for systemic change.
- Sharp partisan divides persist, as 84% of Democrats and 72% of independents favor the system, while 66% of Republicans oppose it; the Congressional Budget Office estimates 30 million residents will remain uninsured this year.
- Support for the single-payer model drops to 52% when respondents learn it would eliminate private insurance plans, though that figure remains well above the 37% favorability recorded in 2020.
- Ahead of the November 3 elections, progressive candidates including U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed have championed government-run systems as voters demand congressional discussion of insurance access.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center15Last UpdatedBias Distribution71% Center
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