General Discussion

I hope the recent events change things, but the truth is a big portion of voters prefer private insurance.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A 57% majority of U.S. adults believe that the federal government should ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage. Yet nearly as many, 53%, prefer that the U.S. healthcare system be based on private insurance rather than run by the government. These findings are in line with recent attitudes about the government’s involvement in the healthcare system, which have been relatively steady since 2015.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/468401/majority-say-gov-ensure-healthcare.aspx

That was January 2023, maybe it's changed.

Although a straight Medicare-for-all would be a better system, think it will take a Public Option to get past any preference for private insurance. If PO is as good as we think/hope, people will gravitate toward it.