A new poll found that a majority of Americans support a radical change to the US healthcare system
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A new poll found 59% of Americans support a "national Medicare-for-all plan."
The plan is similar to a proposal made by Sen. Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Support for the idea is split along party lines, with only 36% of Republicans in favor.
The healthcare system supported by Bernie Sanders and many liberal-leaning Democrats has begun gaining steam with more Americans, according to a new poll.
The poll, from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health policy think tank, found that:
59% of respondents supported a Medicare-for-all healthcare system in which all Americans would get coverage through a government program like Medicare or Medicaid.
Moving to a public-option model, under which people could sign up for the Medicare-like program, would be even more popular.
About 75% of the public would favor a program framed as a public option for anyone who wants it.
http://www.businessinsider.com/poll-medicare-for-all-public-option-bernie-sanders-plan-support-2018-3