NATIONAL SENIORS SURVEY ON MEDICARE FOR ALL

See the results below of the 60 Plus Seniors’ Survey on Medicare for All. Among the results, a staggering 93% of Senior respondents said that Obamacare has caused them to spend MORE on health care and has DECREASED their health care choices.

Are you happy with the health care you are currently receiving through Medicare?

6% Yes, very much
90% Somewhat
4% No

Are you aware that Medicare is already at risk and expected to go bankrupt by 2029?

92% Yes
8% No

Does your Medigap insurance plan fill the void with regards to medical procedures not covered by Medicare?

2% Yes, very much
10% Somewhat
88% No

The most recent and dramatic change to our health care system was the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). How did the implementation of this government-mandated program affect you personally? (Please check all that apply.)

1% Obamacare had no direct effect on my health care
93% Obamacare has caused me to spend more on my health care
2% Obamacare decreased my health care costs
1% Obamacare improved my health care choices and quality
93% Obamacare decreased my health care choices and quality
6% Other:

Were you infected with the COVID-19 virus?

40% Yes, but my symptoms were mild
53% Yes, I became very sick
7% No

Were you tested for COVID-19?

99% Yes
1% No

Are you concerned about another wave of COVID-19?

26% Yes very
70% yes somewhat
4% No

Are you confident the health care available to you through your current Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans will help ensure you get through a second wave of COVID-19, should one occur?

2% Yes, very
6% Somewhat
92% No

The media and many politicians believe the COVID-19 pandemic proves the nation needs a Medicare for All plan. Do you agree or disagree?

2% Agree
96% Disagree
2% Not sure

Would you accept the rationing of your Medicare in order to implement Medicare for All?

1% Yes
98% No
1% Not sure

As of today, do you favor or oppose Medicare for All?

1% Favor
98% Oppose
1% Not sure

The following is a list of changes to Medicare that would happen should Congress pass Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All bill. Please check or mark which you oppose and which you support:

I opposeI support 
99%1%Eliminate the current Medicare, and other government health
  programs
97%3%Abolish Medicare Advantage
94%6%Ban all private health insurance companies
98%2%Force ALL Americans into a single system
99%1%Provide free health care to illegal aliens
94%6%End union and other high-end health care insurance plans
89%11%Establish government-mandated price controls on hospitals and doctors

The following is a list of consequences for seniors under a single-payer, universal, Medicare for All health care system. Please indicate the ones you fear the most. (Please check or mark all that apply.)

94% Health care rationing
97% Losing my doctor
98% Poorer quality of care
98% Fewer doctors/nurses
94% “Death Panels”
98% Increased taxes
92% Less medical research
98% A bankrupt U.S.
98% Long waiting periods for needed care
95% Fewer health care options
89% Fewer new medicine breakthroughs
92% Overcrowded hospitals and ERs
5% Other

Will the issue of Medicare for All be a major factor in who you vote for this November?

94% Yes
4% No
2% Not sure

Are you more or less likely to vote for a candidate this November who supports replacing our current Medicare system with a single-payer Medicare for All system?

2% More Likely
97% Less likely
1% Not sure

Are you more or less likely to vote for a candidate this November who supports preserving Medicare as it exists today for seniors?

98% More likely
1% Less likely
1% Not sure

In your opinion, what are the most effective ways to reach and educate seniors on the dangers of Medicare for All? (Please check all that apply.)

97% TV
84% Email
20% Docudramas
80% Telephone Marketing
85% Radio
87% Books
87% The Internet
88% Videos
25% Town hall meetings
36% Voter Guides
15% Social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
26% Documentaries
69% Direct mail
26% Church events
6% Other

Which of the following national projects would you support to educate seniors on the terrible Truth and Consequences of government-run-and-rationed health care? (Please check all that apply.)

91% A Massive Voter Education campaign on where their elected officials stand
on health care
92% A Social Media Campaign to reach young people with the truth about
socialized medicine
96% A major campaign to explain and warn seniors why “Medicare for All”
means the destruction of Medicare as we know it
95% A campaign to build support for new legislation that will strengthen Medicare
as it exists today for seniors
6% Other:

Can The 60 Plus Association count on your support to help warn and educate seniors across the country about how and why Medicare for All will destroy their Medicare?

99% Yes
1% No