Single-Payer Support Monitor
Chart of Americans’ Support
Over half of Americans want non-profit national health insurance, provided by the government (a single-payer)
- Eight polls in 2007
- Confirmation of support
- See that confirmation below.
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Source of information is below, as obtained from Americans from early 2007 through late 2007. Confirmation of the degree of support was also done in 2009. Sources of information for bar graph 9 – Associated Press - Yahoo [with link to pdf] 65% Dec 2007 Question ISS14. The United States should adopt a universal health insurance program in which everyone is covered under a program like Medicare that is run by the government and financed by taxpayers: 65% yes; 34% no; 2% refused / not answered 8 – Associated Press - Yahoo [with link to pdf] 54% Dec 2007 Question ISS15. Do you consider yourself a supporter of a single-payer health care system, that is a national health plan financed by taxpayers in which all Americans would get their insurance from a single government plan, or not?: 54% yes; 44% no; 2% refused / not answered 7 – Los Angeles Times / Bloomberg [pdf] 53% Oct 2007 Create a government-run, government-financed health insurance program that would cover all Americans: 53% agree, 36% disagree, 11% don’t know. 6 - CBS News Poll 55% Sept 2007 one health insurance program covering all Americans that would be administered by the government and paid for by taxpayers (55%); keeping the current system where many people get their insurance from private employers and some have no insurance (29%); not sure (9%) 5 – CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll 64% May 2007 “Do you think the government should provide a national health insurance program for all Americans, even if this would require higher taxes?” 4 - National Small Business Association 60% Mar 2007 federally-funded, government administered health care system financed through taxes in which everyone has health care coverage for all medically necessary treatment and procedures 3 - The New York Times / CBS News[pdf] 64% Feb 2007 federal government should guarantee health insurance for all 2 - The New York Times / CBS News[pdf] 47% Feb 2007 one health insurance program for all administered by the government vs. 38% keep current system where many people get their insurance from private employers and some have no insurance 1 - Related topic: concern of Americans about the uninsured. The New York Times / CBS News[pdf] - Page 15, Question 25 95% Feb 2007 serious problem that many Americans do not have health insurance |
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Confirmation in 2009 that over half of Americans support non-profit national health insurance
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Critical Need: Citizens Need to Communicate
Additional Information
Also see Physicians for their level of support for single-payer.
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