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KFF Poll Shows 67% Back Medicare for All

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC · How we work

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A KFF poll finds U.S. adults now favor government-paid universal health insurance.
Two-thirds of respondents back “Medicare for all,” up from 53% in 2020.
Support falls to 52% when told a single-payer would end private plans, versus 37% in 2020.
84% of Democrats and 72% of independents favor the plan, while 66% of Republicans oppose it.

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A KFF poll finds U.S. adults now favor government-paid universal health insurance.
Two-thirds of respondents back “Medicare for all,” up from 53% in 2020.
Support falls to 52% when told a single-payer would end private plans, versus 37% in 2020.
84% of Democrats and 72% of independents favor the plan, while 66% of Republicans oppose it.