AP-GfK Poll: Downsides cut into support for Sanders' health plan

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AP-GfK Poll: Downsides cut into support for Sanders' health plan

http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2016-02-25/ap-gfk-poll-support-shaky-for-sanders-medicare-for-all

The Associated Press

Graphic shows results of AP-GfK poll on health care proposal of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm;

Associated Press
Feb. 25, 2016, at 2:46 p.m.


By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — At first, many Americans like the idea of "Medicare for all," a cradle-to-grave government-run health system that's a rallying cry for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

But bring up the trade-offs — from higher taxes to giving up employer coverage — and support starts to shrivel.

That's the key insight from an Associated Press-GfK poll released Thursday. The survey also found that people's initial impressions of Sanders' single-payer plan are more favorable than their views of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

A slim plurality of 39 percent supports replacing the private health insurance system with a single government-run, taxpayer-funded plan that would cover medical, dental, vision and long-term care, with 33 percent opposed. Only 26 percent say they support Obama's hard-won health care law.

Yet it's only like an air kiss for "Berniecare.".......