As 2020 presidential contenders run on eliminating private insurance as part of Medicare for All, support for the far-left idea is slipping even among Democrats.
March 1, 2019
Dem Support of “Medicare for All” Plummets
As 2020 presidential contenders run on eliminating private insurance as part of Medicare for All, support for the far-left idea is slipping even among Democrats.
Wall Street Journal: “Now, enthusiasm for the proposal is waning as supporters face pointed questions over how it would work—and how it would be paid for. As a result, more candidates are backing intermediate measures, including optional buy-ins to government-run coverage that are likely more attainable in the short term.”
Support for the proposal tumbled by 30 percent between November 2018 and February of 2019. House Democrats introduced a Medicare for all bill earlier this week and less than half of the caucus co-sponsored the legislation. The same proposal had more than 60 percent of Democratic members sign on to the bill last congress.