At the outset of last year’s healthcare debates, House GOP leaders promised to repeal the ACA and replace it with “coverage protections and peace of mind for all Americans — regardless of age, income, medical conditions, or circumstances,” while ensuring “more choices, lower costs, and greater control over your healthcare.” They failed.

That failure has energized progressives to push for a single-payer system with first-dollar coverage for everyone, as in Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All. Those plans poll well until voters are informed that they would require an increase in taxes. Enthusiasm then drops.