Summary
A Gallup poll shows 62% of Americans believe the government should ensure universal healthcare coverage—the highest support in over a decade.
While Democratic backing remains strong at 90%, support among Republicans and Independents has also grown since 2020.
Public frustration with the for-profit healthcare system has intensified following the arrest of a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, reportedly motivated by anger at the industry.
Recent controversies, including Anthem’s rollback of anesthesia coverage cuts, and debates over Medicare privatization highlight ongoing dissatisfaction with the system.
I’m wondering if this is like the British NHS and reports that “NHS pays 5 gazillion pounds for <med>” and the reality is we’re paying a fiver, or something.
Over 17% of our GDP goes to healthcare. Around 4.5 trillion dollars a year last I saw.
$4,500,000,000,000. And the people pay out of pocket still for most everything they need.
For reference, we pay more money than any other country besides China makes in an entire year.
Yeah, you’re done for. You’re paying more than if you had something like the NHS.