While the idea of a "Medicare for all" health system seemed appealing to many voters, support for the proposal has dwindled as voters consider the repercussions of such a system, as found in an Associated Press-Gfk poll, according to abc news.
Here are seven points:
1. To implement Sen. Sanders' health plan, the government would have to raise taxes and employers may be forced to forgo coverage for employees.
2. Of those polled, 39 percent supported replacing the private health insurance system with a single government-run, taxpayer-funded plan that would cover medical, vision, dental and long-term care. Thirty-three percent opposed such a plan.
3. Merely 26 percent reported supporting the Affordable Care Act.
4. When questioned if they would continue to support Sen. Sanders' plan if their own taxes increased, less than one-third of the initial supports would maintain their support, with 40 percent saying they would oppose the plan.
5. If respondents had to forgo employer coverage, nearly a third would oppose the plan.
6. Fifty-one percent of people who initially supported the plan would not support it if it took longer for new drugs and treatments to become available.
7. If "Medicare for all" entailed longer wait time for non-emergency services, 47 percent of initial supporters would reconsider their stance.
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