Medicare For All Stats

Medicare for All Summary

Medicare for All is a radical government takeover of healthcare dreamed up by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Pramila Jayapal that would nationalize the healthcare system and make the government the sole arbiter of delivering healthcare services to Americans. Here is how Sanders has proposed to execute that vision:

❌ Kick all Americans off of their employer-provided health insurance.

❌ Raise taxes on the middle class to partly pay for the scheme.

❌ Put government bureaucrats in charge of allocating healthcare services.

Medicare for All would eliminate the healthcare coverage that 156 million Americans get through their employer.

Medicare for All Polling

Medicare for All is a single-payer scheme that will eliminate Americans’ employer-provided health care, creating a government-run system for delivering medical care. While Americans respond positively to the poll-tested name, support for Medicare for All plummets once they learn the details, such as costs, potential treatment delays, and that it would eliminate employer-provided plans.

22% of voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina support “transforming to a Medicare for All-style single-payer health care system with government-provided insurance for everyone” – Bipartisan Policy Center

Medicare for All has grown increasingly unpopular among all American voters, as 36 percent say it is a good idea and 52 percent say it is a bad idea. In a March 26, 2019 poll, 43 percent said good idea, while 45 percent said bad idea. The highest support came in an August 3, 2017 poll when voters said it was a good idea 51 – 38 percent. – Quinnipiac University Polling

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s latest Health Care Tracking poll, a small majority of adults still say they would favor putting all Americans on a single national health plan, with 51 percent in favor and 47 percent opposed. But the margin of support has shrunk significantly from the beginning of this year, when as many as 57 percent backed such a proposal, and only 37 percent were opposed.
An NBC/Wall Street Journal survey last month found just 41 percent said they backed one, with 56 percent against, while a Fox News poll found 46 percent in favor and 48 percent against. – Slate

That is not how Sanders’ single-payer bill would work. The legislation that Sanders has written, and that many of his colleagues and potential Democratic primary opponents endorsed, would expressly ban private insurance plans that compete with the government. That turns out to be a fairly unpopular idea. According to Kaiser, support for Medicare for all drops to 37 percent if survey takers are told that the bill would eliminate private insurance companies, with 58 percent opposed. – Slate

In a Hill-HarrisX survey released Thursday, 13 percent of respondents said they would prefer a health care system that covers all citizens and doesn’t allow for private plans, an approach that is sometimes referred to as ‘single-payer.’ – The Hill