Americans Finally Get That Fair Health Care Does Not Equal ‘Socialism’ | Opinion
Summary
Many Americans are rethinking their health care system as expensive and complicated. New polls show growing support for government involvement to lower costs and expand coverage, which contrasts with earlier views that such policies were "socialist."Key Facts
- Health care is a top issue for voters in the November 3 midterm elections.
- 68% of registered voters say health care is very important to their vote.
- 82% want candidates to work on reducing health care costs.
- Democrats are trusted nearly twice as much as Republicans on health care.
- 43% support Medicare for All, while 24% oppose it and 32% are unsure.
- 66% support increased federal spending to lower health care prices.
- The U.S. spends about $15,000 per person on health care annually, twice as much as similar wealthy countries.
- Other countries like Britain and Israel provide universal or near-universal health care as a basic social service.
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