Poll: Most Don't Realize How Dramatically the M4A Proposals Would Revamp the health care system

[ehrnst]

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Poll: Most Americans Don’t Realize How Dramatically the Medicare-for-all Proposals Would Revamp the Nation’s Health Care System

List of all current "Medicare-for-All and Public Plan proposals

While half (53%) think that Medicare-for-all would mean private health insurance would no longer be the primary way Americans get health coverage, a substantial share believe that under such a system, private insurers would continue to cover most Americans (40%) or don’t know (7%). In addition, while 62% think that Medicare-for-all would result in all U.S. residents having health coverage, a significant share (34%) do not think this would happen.

On most other major features of the Medicare-for-all proposals, majorities of Americans are unaware of the kind of dramatic changes that the plans would bring to the nation’s health care system. For example:

-69% say that people would continue to pay deductibles and co-pays when they use health care services, though the leading Medicare-for-all bills propose eliminating that kind of cost-sharing;

-55% say people who are covered through their jobs would be able to keep that coverage, though a new national health plan would replace that coverage under Medicare-for-all;

-55% say people who buy their own insurance would be able to keep their current plans, though they also would be included in a new national plan under Medicare-for-all; and

-54% say individuals and employers would continue to pay health insurance premiums, though the Medicare-for-all bills would eliminate such premiums.

https://www.kff.org/health-reform/press-release/poll-most-americans-dont-realize-how-dramatically-medicare-for-all-proposals-would-revamp-nations-health-care-system/

[elleng]

1. Again a 'discussion' wherein most don't know the terms of ANY plan(s).

'Health care' is an issue that cannot be discussed informatively now, imo.

[brewens]

2. I know that a candidate blurting out that it will cost 32 trillion dollars per year is not helpful.

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[ehrnst]

5. Unfortunately, things like "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor" can be even worse

in terms of blowback.

The whole, "everything will work the same, the money will just come from a different place, and you will pay less and get more" messaging is going to damage credibility even more.

[Gothmog]

3. Thank you for posting this

MFA would not be easy to implement

[ehrnst]

4. Apparently the misunderstanding that people have works to the benefit of some.

And that means correcting that misunderstanding is not forthcoming.

[Turin_C3PO]

6. Well, we gotta get everyone

truly affordable healthcare somehow. Anything less is immoral, IMO. NO ONE should fall through the cracks.

[ehrnst]

7. And many, many countries have found it neccessary to try to do this different ways.

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There isn't just one single way that works for all countries, and even when they do have UHC, people do fall through the cracks.

Even Canada doesn't acheive it. "Improving Health Care Access" is the second most important issue to Canadian voters after climate change in the upcoming elections:

-Uncommitted voters are more likely to be female (58%) than male (42%), with three-quarters of young women (74%), those under the age of 35, yet to decide on a party. Men over 55 are most likely to have locked in their choice for October already (61% say they have)

-The top issue overall for Canadians is climate change (23%). One-in-three 18 to 34-year olds choose this issue (33%), while it drops to second place for Canadians over 55 behind health care

-One-in-three uncommitted voters say they supported Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party in 2015 but are not yet locked in this time around.

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It is worth noting what happens when respondents are asked to choose just one top issue. Climate change emerges as the priority, followed by health care, taxes, and affordable housing; all of which receive double digit support. Transparency and honesty in government falls to less than 10 per cent:



That said, the single-most mentioned issue changes among different demographics. Younger Canadians show a clear commitment to climate change as their top issue (33%), while for those over the age of 35, health care and taxes take the top spot.

http://angusreid.org/election-2019-issues/