‘Medicare for All’ Message Attracts Voters Buckling Under Medical Bills

‘Medicare for All’ Message Attracts Voters Buckling Under Medical Bills

The idea of scrapping the U.S. health insurance system for a massive expansion of government-funded healthcare isn’t new. But voters hit by ballooning private health insurance costs are rallying behind midterm candidates calling for universal coverage.

'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills

Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.

Thanks to Trump, a Majority of Americans Now Want Medicare for All

Thanks to Donald Trump’s attack on working Americans, a majority of Americans want Medicare for All for the first time since KFF began polling on it in 2016.