While many GOP leaders have demonized a Medicare for all policy popularized by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), many Republicans are actually supportive of such a proposal, according to a recent poll by HillTV and the HarrisX polling company.
More than half of Republicans polled (52 percent) said they supported a single-payer healthcare system known as Medicare for all, while 48 percent were opposed.
The poll comes as more Democrats are supporting the idea, which has been estimated to cost $32.6 trillion over a decade.
President Trump has been among the most vocal opponents to the idea, penning an op-ed that slammed the proposal and stated people would lose Medicare altogether.
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Amy joined TriMed Media as a Senior Writer for HealthExec after covering home care for three years. When not writing about all things healthcare, she fulfills her lifelong dream of becoming a pirate by sailing in regattas and enjoying rum. Fun fact: she sailed 333 miles across Lake Michigan in the Chicago Yacht Club "Race to Mackinac."