Most Americans now favor government-paid health insurance for all, according to a ānew poll, as voters across party lines see major healthcare reforms as a priority less than a month before midterm elections to decide control of the US Congress.
Two-thirds of US adults ā up from 53% in 2020 ā said they are in favor of universal US health insurance often referred to as āMedicare for all,ā according to a poll conducted by health policy research firm KFF released on Tuesday.
By party affiliation, 84% of respondents who identify as Democrats and 72% of independent voters were in favor, while 66% of Republicans were opposed.
When told such ā a single-payer model would eliminate private insurance plans, that overall support dropped to 52% ā still well ahead of the 37% favorability seen in the 2020 survey.
Iāve lived in 4 European countries, and none had the option to āopt outā of health care coverage (other than being an illegal resident). It makes no sense to have that option anyway, itās like being able to opt out of paying taxes for education.
In pretty much all European countries you can still get private insurance if you want to. And some people do for various reasons. The difference is that if something happens with your private insurance, like you canāt pay anymore or whatever you still have the public insurance to fall back on. Just because everyone gets public insurance doesnāt mean private one is banned on something.
In fact, in a few European countries the system is more private and doesnāt even have the equivalent of Medicare or Medicaid.
Itās just regulated in a somewhat less moronic way than the US health care system.
It makes sense if opting out means you donāt get national insurance.
When they show up in the ER with a heart attack theyāre going to get treatment we canāt pay for and weāll be right back to square one with all of this shit
Also, nobody gave me the option to opt out of paying for the bombs out dumbass military drops on schools and other civilian infrastructure, donāt know why this is any different
Fair enough.
Even then it doesnāt make sense. The cost for people not having insurance, even if they donāt want it, is borne by society, and is generally higher than if they did have insurance.