ICYMI: New Polling Highlights Lack of Support for Government-Controlled Health Insurance Systems 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the last week, the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future released new Voter Vitals polling that found proposals to create new government-controlled health insurance systems, like the public option, Medicare buy-in, and Medicare for All, remain unpopular among voters.  

New polling found that: 

• The most popular reform proposal remains building on and improving our current system (65% support). Meanwhile, a majority do NOT support the public option (49% support) or Medicare for All (49% support).  (Voter Vitals, 6/13/23) 
• A majority (53%) do NOT trust the federal government to design and manage a health insurance plan that meets the needs of all Americans. (Voter Vitals, 6/13/23) 
• A majority are UNWILLING to pay any more in taxes (68%) or health care costs (73%) to create a new government-run health insurance system. (Voter Vitals, 6/13/23) 
• A majority (53%) would be LESS likely to vote for a lawmaker who supports creating a new government-run health insurance system. (Voter Vitals, 6/13/23) 

Read the entire Voter Vitals findings here.  

Poll Finds Majority of Voters Satisfied With Their Health Insurance 

The Well News 

A majority of Americans are satisfied with the nation’s current health insurance system, and say they’d be less inclined to vote for any lawmaker who wants to replace it with a new, government-run health insurance system, according to a new poll. 

The poll was conducted by Locust Street Group, a Washington-based advertising and marketing consultancy, and the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future, an alliance of hospital, health insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyists opposed to the expansion of Medicare and especially the creation of Medicare for All. 

It comes just weeks after Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., introduced their Medicare for All Act of 2023, which the bill’s sponsors say will expand Medicare to provide comprehensive benefits to every person in the United States. 

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Read the full story here. 

Polling continues to send a clear message – government-controlled health insurance systems, like the public option, Medicare buy-in, and Medicare for All, are not the future of health care in America. Instead, lawmakers should continue to build on and improve what’s working in health care to expand access to affordable, high-quality health coverage and care for every American.  

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