Who wants Medicare For All?

[Silent Type]

3. Sad thing is, a Pew Poll in 2023 showed 57% of population supports universal coverage, but 53% want private insurance.

“WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A 57% majority of U.S. adults believe that the federal government should ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage. Yet nearly as many, 53%, prefer that the U.S. healthcare system be based on private insurance rather than run by the government. These findings are in line with recent attitudes about the government’s involvement in the healthcare system, which have been relatively steady since 2015.”

https://news.gallup.com/poll/468401/majority-say-gov-ensure-healthcare.aspx

That was January 2023, maybe it's changed.

So, the question becomes, how many here would oppose universal coverage if private insurers were involved, even realizing that EVERY major improvement in healthcare since 1990s involves private insurers— Part C under Clinton, Part D drugs, ACA/Obamacare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid Expansion?

Personally, if that’s what it takes to get everyone insured I’d vote for it as long as subsidies are set properly for poor and there is government oversight.

Even better, a Public Option would be great. If it’s as good as we think, people will gravitate to it quickly squeezing out private insurers. But the key is to get everyone covered; however, that’s accomplished.