I think most Americans who say they're in support of M4A would be perfectly fine with the Swiss system, or really any health care system that is universal. The

I think most Americans who say they're in support of M4A would be perfectly fine with the Swiss system, or really any health care system that is universal. The differences between single-payer and private subsidized insurance with automatic enrollment are fairly wonkish to ordinary folks. Most people just want to feel assured they'll have insurance when they go to the doctor and are less interested in the details of how that works. I suspect that polls of M4A are really measuring that instead of support for single payer per se. (My personal feelings are along these lines; I think a Swiss-style private universal system is more likely to work than single-payer in the US, so I favor a private system, but I wouldn't describe myself as an opponent of M4A.)