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Many Americans support Medicare for all, but it’s not universal

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Americans are as divided as congressional Democrats about how to expand health care coverage to more people. Coming off their midterm election romp, progressive Democrats feel they have a mandate to push for a universal ‘Medicare-for-all’ plan. But some of their Democratic peers support less drastic changes to the nation’s health care system. A national Medicare-for-all plan received the lowest favorability score in Kaiser Family Foundation’s January tracking poll, released Wednesday. Some 56% of respondents said they favor Medicare-for-all, in which all Americans would get their insurance from a single government plan.”

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