About half of Americans support single-payer health care

[DonViejo]

By Emily Guskin April 12 at 7:00 AM

As President Trump’s administration tries to chip away at the Affordable Care Act by giving more authority to states to regulate private insurance, a new poll finds a slight majority of Americans support a move in the opposite direction, with everyone getting health insurance from a national government-run program.

A Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds a 51 percent majority of Americans support a national health plan, also known as a single-payer plan, while 43 percent oppose it.

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Nearly three-quarters of Democrats support a single-payer health plan (74 percent), while a slightly larger share of Republicans oppose it (80 percent). Independents break the tie, supporting a government-run health-care plan by 54 percent to 40 percent.

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Support is relatively high among rallygoers, defined as those who have attended a rally or a protest within the past two years. A 61 percent majority of this Democratic-leaning group supports a single national health plan. Just under half of non-rallygoers, 49 percent, feel the same way.

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[Poiuyt]

1. The 43% who oppose it just haven't been educated about it yet

Either that or they're CEOs of insurance companies.

[Volaris]

2. There an old quote apparently..

'Politics is the Art of delaying a decision until it is no longer necessary.'

If this is polling legit at 51%, the debates over. We won.
It isnt necessary to have the debate anymore, just to act on what's already on the table in front of us, because we now hold the majority position.

This is how it happened with Marriage Equality. In less than 10 years now, we will have (at a minimum) the Public Option written into Law.

[democratisphere]

3. Most Democrats are for the greater good of all.

Most redumbliCONs are only out for themselves.
I don't expect this will ever change.

[democrank]

4. Once folks get past the "IT'S SOCIALISM" scare tactics

and learn more about single-payer health care, support will most likely increase.

[SHRED]

5. Many of those opposing SP are extreme hypocrites

On TriCare, VA, Medicare, etc...

[TheDebbieDee]

6. Cue the attacks on Single-Payer Plan by the AMA and the Health Insurance Industry

and all other medical services and products providers as any Single-Payer Plan worth its salt will hold down the costs of healthcare!

Holding down costs is GOOD for the consumer but BAD for the people providing goods and services for the health care industry!

[leftstreet]

7. DURec