From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org):
Most Americans Happy to Switch from Private Plans to Medicare for All A Business Insider poll published earlier this month found that most Americans with employer-sponsored health coverage support switching over to Medicare for All, undermining the right-wing narrative that the U.S. public is wedded to private insurance plans. The survey showed that 59 percent of respondents who have employer-provided insurance said they would “support switching their employer-based health insurance to a government plan under Medicare for All” as long as quality of coverage would remain the same or improve.
Americans with Medicare or Medicaid Like It Better than Those with Private Insurance. The poll also found that Americans on government-run healthcare plans such as Medicare and Medicaid are more satisfied with their coverage than those on employer-sponsored plans, which have soared in cost over the past two decades. According to Business Insider, 57 percent of respondents on government plans said they “love” their coverage, with only 41 percent of those with employer-provided plans saying the same.
Good News: Physician and Med Student Pressure Moves AMA Closer to Medicare for All Support. Also earlier this month, the American Medical Association announced it is dropping out of a coalition called “Partnership for America’s Health Care Future,” a coalition of for-profit insurance, pharmaceutical, and hospital corporations fighting single-payer Medicare for All. The decision comes two months after physicians, nurses, and medical students, along with other activists, demonstrated at the AMA’s annual conference in support of Medicare for All. At the conference, the AMA voted to maintain its resistance to Medicare for All, but with the smallest margin ever: 53% to 47%. That vote, polls showing most medical professionals support Medicare for All, and this new decision by the AMA all suggest that change is on the horizon.
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