Chart Review Medicare For All Poll

Andrew Strohman, Health Care Data Analyst

A September 12^th poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 53 percent of Americans are in favor of Medicare for All, the latest in a series of polls showing relatively stable support for the policy since June 2017. The results of such polls, however, vary significantly based on the wording of the question and the information given by the interviewers. When asked questions such as “Are you in favor of Medicare-for-all?” or given information such as “Medicare-for-all would guarantee health insurance as a right,” the interviewees indicate very high approval of such policies. But when interviewees are told that Medicare for All would “require most Americans to pay more in taxes” or “replace private insurance,” favorability drops precipitously. The fact that the framing introduces variability calls for considering how to ensure internal validity in these public opinion polls.

Data obtained from the Kaiser Family Foundation

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