1 outlets · filed 13 October 2026
Axios-Ipsos poll: "Medicare for All" support surges
Supporters of "Medicare for All" now outnumber opponents by nearly 2-to-1, according to a new survey of U.S. adults from the Axios-Ipsos American Health Index . The big picture: Two-thirds of all survey respondents — and half of Republicans — said the federal government should be willing to spend mo
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Both Axios and The Hill lead on the Axios-Ipsos poll and the 43 percent support figure, and both note that supporters outnumber opponents by nearly 2-to-1. Axios frames the result as a surge, adding that two-thirds of respondents and half of Republicans back federal spending on it, while The Hill foregrounds rising health cost concerns ahead of the midterm elections.
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