Told Medicare for All would cost $3.3 trillion a year, voters still back it. Asked who would decide their care, 60% are uncomfortable with federal control.
AMERICA’S NEW MAJORITY PROJECT
SEP 16, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Cost doesn’t bite. Told it runs $3.3 trillion a year $25,000 per household voters still back Medicare for All 45% to 39%.
- Voters don’t expect the bill. Only 27% say most taxpayers would pay more, and 28% on a second ask.
- Control does bite. 60% are uncomfortable with a federal agency deciding their care vs. 30% comfortable — a 30-point gap that holds across party, including 49% of Democrats.
- Lead with who decides, not what it costs. 61% already call government-run healthcare big government socialism, and 73% want a free-market system.