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A person wearing a face mask walks down a mostly empty Michigan Avenue in Chicago Thursday. In all major political groups, most people say they support shelter-in-place orders to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent poll.

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8 In 10 Americans Support COVID-19 Shutdown, Kaiser Health Poll Finds

5:52pm April 23, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Only around 20% of Americans say shelter-in-place measures are "causing more harm than good," the Kaiser Family Foundation reports.

"Democrats call it 'Medicare-for-all' because it sounds good, but in reality, it actually ends Medicare in its current form," Speaker of the House Paul Ryan asserted in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8.

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GOP Revives Medicare Scare Tactics As Election Nears

1:35pm October 30, 2018

by Julie Rovner

Democrats are hammering Republicans over their efforts to eliminate insurance protections for pre-existing conditions. Republicans are telling seniors their Medicare coverage may be in danger.

House Speaker Paul Ryan holds a press conference about his 2016 agenda and GOP efforts to repeal Obamacare.

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Only 26 Percent Of Americans Support Full Repeal Of Obamacare, Poll Finds

9:39am December 02, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

As Republicans debate how to keep their promise to dismantle Obamacare, a Kaiser poll suggests that the law has strong support for some key provisions.