Opposition from Older to Americans Medicare Vouchers Opposition from Older Americans a proposal to change Medicare into a program toward that purchasing would proposal give future private change participants health a credit program toward purchasing give private participants health insurance coverage
As has consistently been the case, seniors express the strongest opposition to changing Medicare into a program that offers future participants credits toward purchasing private health insurance coverage. People age 65 and older who have heard about this proposal oppose it by a 55% to 24% margin, with fully 46% saying they are strongly opposed. There also is more opposition than support among people age 50 to 64, while those under age 50 are more divided.
The issue also splits along partisan lines with Democrats opposed to such a change by a 61% to 28% margin, while Republicans are more likely to favor it, though by a slimmer 46% to 32% margin. Among independents, 49% are opposed to this sort of gradual shift toward Medicare vouchers, while 34% are in favor.
Opposition from Older to Americans Medicare Vouchers  | Opposition from Older Americans  | a proposal to change Medicare into a program toward that  | purchasing would proposal give future private change participants health a credit program toward  | purchasing give private participants health insurance coverage  | Oppose  | Favor  | Strongly Strongly  | Total  | 49  | 35  | 21  | 34  | 18-49  | 46  | 28  | 22  | 38  | 50-64 49  | 37  | 21  | 35  | 65+ 55  | 46  | 17  | 24  | Republican  | 32  | 21  | 30  | 46  | Democrat 61  | 49  | 16  | 28  | Independent  | 31  | 22  | 34  | 49  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER August 16-19 posal (N=780). 2012, Based on  | those who have heard of August this pro posal (N=780). 