Data: Kaiser Family Foundation Tracking
Poll; Note: ±3 percentage points margin of error; Chart: Andrew
Witherspoon/Axios
Even many supporters of Medicare for All don’t
necessarily know how it would work.
The big picture: That doesn’t necessarily mean more information
will turn supporters into opponents, but it shows that we’re still at an early
stage in this debate, in which opinions about Medicare for All are often
reflections of broader political alliances, not the details of a plan.
By the numbers: In our January tracking poll. more than half
(59%) of Medicare for All supporters didn’t think Medicare for All would
require people to give up their employer-based insurance; 34% knew it would.
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Democrats have learned
more about the plan over the course of the party’s primary — 41% now know that
people with employer coverage couldn’t keep it, up from 25% in June.
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The
big picture: People's opinions are
still malleable.
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Majority support for
Medicare for All flips to majority opposition — 58% — if people think it would
eliminate private coverage. And opposition rises to 70% if people think
Medicare for All would lead to delays in care.
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But support rises to
67% if people hear that Medicare for All would eliminate premiums and
deductibles, and to 71% if they hear it would `make health care a right.”
My thought bubble: Campaigns and the media are heavily invested
in these differences among Democrats’ competing health care plans, but the
public’s flexible opinions and lack of knowledge are a reminder that a lot of this
is about signaling priorities, rather than adherence to a specific plan.
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