Health Care Consumers Give Medicare Higher Marks Than Private Plans

Consider some results obtained by a Kaiser poll. When asked how much they trust various health care players "to put your interests above their own," respondents rank doctors (78 percent trust "a lot" or "some") and nurses (74 percent) at the top of the list.

Among those insured through Medicare, however, respondents liked and trusted "the Medicare program" (68 percent). Among those with private insurance, "your health insurance company" earns much less trust (48 percent).

Medicare is government run health care!