Gallup December 4, 2019
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- 54% prefer private system; 42% support government-run system
- Two-thirds of Democrats favor a government-run system
- Majority continue to see government responsibility for ensuring coverage
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans continue to prefer a healthcare system based on private insurance (54%) over a government-run healthcare system (42%). Support for a government-run system averaged 36% from 2010 to 2014 but has been 40% or higher each of the past five years.
These results are based on Gallup’s annual Health and Healthcare poll, conducted Nov. 1-14. Although more Americans have warmed to the idea of a greater government role in paying for healthcare, it remains the minority view in the U.S. This could create a challenge in a...
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