An August poll found that support for Medicare for All has risen significantly in the past year, from 54 to 60 percent. Among voters who have significant medical debt ($1,000 or more) or who have been denied treatment by their insurance company, that support rises to 68 and 71 percent respectively. A whopping 75 percent of voters under the age of 30 support Medicare for All.
The rising support for Medicare for All is accompanied by growing skepticism about our current system. Seventy percent of those polled have a negative opinion of for-profit insurance companies, up from 62 percent last year, and negative views of prescription drug companies have reached 73 percent.
These negative views are based on material reality. One in three voters (32 percent) report paying more than $500 per month for health care, up from 25 percent in 2025. Almost four in ten (38 percent) have been denied coverage, a percentage which rises to 46 percent among people of color. And one in four (24 percent) have medical debt of over $1,000.
The poll was conducted by the polling firm GQR.