Support for ‘Medicare for All’ narrows

Ahead of tonight’s Democratic debate, a small new survey from Kaiser Family Foundation finds that support for the public option known as “Medicare For All,” which has emerged as a prominent debate topic, has narrowed over time. Here’s more: 

• Medicare For All: 51% of those surveyed supported the health plan, which has been proposed by some of the Democratic presidential candidates, while 47% oppose such a plan, indicating the narrowest gap since 2017. 
• Debate topics: More than half of Democratic and Democratic-leaning respondents want to hear more about women’s health and surprise medical bills. Around 15% say the debates spend too much time on Medicare for All. 
• Drug prices: The vast majority of people support the government negotiating with pharma companies to lower the cost of drugs for those on Medicare as well for those on private insurance.