New York Times/CBS Poll: Wide Support for Government-Run Health System
Americans overwhelmingly support substantial changes to the health care system and are strongly behind one of the most contentious proposals Congress is considering, a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
The poll found that most Americans would be willing to pay higher taxes so everyone could have health insurance and that they said the government could do a better job of holding down health-care costs than the private sector...
Other findings:
- 85% said the health care system needed to be fundamentally changed or completely rebuilt
- 72% supported a government administered insurance plan- something like Medicare for those under 65 - that would compete for customers with private insurers.
- 64% said they thought the federal government should guarantee coverage, a figure that has stayed steady all decade.