What explains support for or opposition to Medicare for all?

What explains support for or opposition to Medicare for all?

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Policy brief (Urban Institute. Health Reform Monitoring Survey)
Author(s):
Holahan, John, author
Karpman, Michael, author
Contributor(s):
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, issuing body.
Urban Institute, issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : Urban Institute, August 2019
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Medicare
Universal Health Insurance
Public Opinion
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
At a Glance. (1) Many adults are ambivalent about (neither support nor oppose) Medicare for All and other proposals to expand health insurance coverage, though support for these proposals tends to be greater than opposition. (2) Young adults, nonwhite and Hispanic adults, those with low incomes, and those without private health insurance are more likely to support than oppose Medicare for All. Those who neither support nor oppose Medicare for All share many of these characteristics. (3) Medicare for All supporters and opponents have different perceptions of how it will affect access to care, with the perceptions of those who are ambivalent about the policy closer to those of supporters. (4) Medicare for All supporters cite universal health coverage and greater affordability as important factors in their support. Higher taxes and concerns about wait times to see health care providers and quality of care are more important to Medicare for All opponents.
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (17 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101772244 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101772244