Date |
Poll, Survey, or Initiative |
Highlight |
Details |
| July 2009 |
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll |
Do you favor or oppose, "Having a national health plan in which all
Americans would get their insurance through
an expanded, universal form of Medicare-for all?"
Favor 58%, Oppose 38%, NA/DK 3%
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July
2009 |
Time Magazine |
Would you favor or oppose a program that creates a national single-payer plan similar to Medicare for all, in which the government would provide healthcare insurance to all Americans?
Favor 49%,
Oppose 46%,
NA/DK 5%
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Feb.
2009 |
Grove Insight Opinion Research |
"When given a choice of the current system or one "like Medicare that is run by the government and financed by taxpayers," voters overwhelmingly chose the latter. A solid majority (59%) say they would prefer a national health insurance program that covers everyone, over the current system of private insurance offered to most through their emloyer." |
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Feb.
2009 |
New York Times/CBS News Poll |
Americans are more likely today to embrace the idea of the government providing health insurance than they were 30 years ago. 59% say the government should provide national health insurance, including 49% who say such insurance should cover all medical problems. |
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| Nov. 2008 |
Ballot initiative question in Massachusetts, “Should the representative from this district be instructed to support legislation creating a cost-effective single payer health insurance system that is available to all residents, and oppose laws penalizing those who fail to obtain health insurance?” |
"....local ballot initiatives supporting single payer and opposing individual mandates passed by landslide margins in all ten legislative districts where they appeared. With almost all precincts tallied, roughly 73 percent of 181,000 voters in the ten districts voted YES...." |
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| Apr. 2008 |
Quinnipiac Poll in PA, FL, OH |
9. Do you think it's the government's responsibility to make sure that everyone in the United States has adequate health-care, or don't you think so?
In Pennsylvania; Yes 65%, No 31%, NA/DK 4% |
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| Apr. 2008 |
Annals of Internal Medicine, Study of Physician Support of National Health Insurance. (Includes a comparison of 2002 and 2007 surveys.) |
"...59 percent of them 'support government legislation to establish national health insurance,' while 32 percent oppose it and 9 percent are neutral." |
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Dec.
2007 |
AP - Yahoo News Poll |
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?
Yes 54%,
No 44%, Refused / Not Answered 2%
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| Dec. 2007 |
AP - Yahoo Poll |
14. "Which comes closest to your view?
34% - The United States should continue the current health insurance system in which most people get their health insurance from private employers, but some people have no insurance
65% - 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
2% - Refused / Not Answered" |
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| Dec. 2007 |
New Hampshire Medical Society, Survey of New Hampshire Physicians |
"Two thirds of New Hampshire physicians, including 81% of primary care clinicians, indicated they “would favor a simplified payor system in which public funds, collected through taxes, were used to pay directly for services to meet the basic healthcare needs of all citizens.” |
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| May 2007 |
CNN/Opinion Research Poll |
30. Do you think the government should provide a national health insurance program for all Americans, even if this would require higher taxes?
64% - Yes,
35% - No,
2% - No opinion |
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| Feb. 2007 |
New York Times/CBS News Poll |
27. Do you think the federal government should guarantee health insurance for all Americans, or isn't this the responsibility of the federal government?
64% - Guarantee
27% - Not responsibility
9% - DK/NA
30. If you had to choose, which do you think is more important for the country to do right now, maintain the tax cuts enacted in recent years or make sure all Americans have access to health care?
18% - Cutting taxes
76% - Access to health insurance
1% - Neither
2% - Both
4% - DK/NA |
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| Feb. 2007 |
Minnesota Medicine Magazine, Poll of Minnesota Physicians |
"Of 390 physicians, 64% favored a single-payer system, 25% HSAs, and 12% managed care. The majority of physicians (86%) also agreed that it is the responsibility of society, through the government, to ensure that everyone has access to good medical care." |
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| Oct. 2005 |
The Harris Poll |
“Please indicate whether you support or oppose the policy.”
“Universal health insurance”
75% - Strongly/Somewhat Favor
17% - Strongly/Somewhat Oppose
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| Nov. 2004 |
Kaiser Family Foundation
Health Poll Report |
Public Opinion of "Consumer-Driven" Plans |
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| Oct. 2003 |
Washington Post/ABC News Poll |
49. Which would you prefer – (the current health insurance system in the United States, in which most people get their health insurance from private employers, but some people have no insurance); or (a universal health insurance program, in which everyone is covered under a program like Medicare that's run by the government and financed by taxpayers?)
62 %
Universal
33% Current
6%
No opinion
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