'Medicare for more' polls better than 'Medicare for all'

More people would prefer to have the option to enroll in a government-run plan rather than have a fully government-financed healthcare system, although both Democrat-backed ideas are popular among voters, according to a poll out Wednesday from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The results could influence congressional Democrats’ approach to healthcare policy. The Democrat-run House is currently split, with the liberal wing of the party proposing to make the government the only payer for healthcare services and the more centrist faction favoring more modest changes to existing laws to lower costs for patients and cover the remaining uninsured.