ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Public opinion on health care reform in the United States

Okay, so imagine you're playing a game with your friends and you all have different ideas about how to play the game. Some of your friends might want to play the game one way, and other friends might want to play it a different way. This is kind of like what's happening with health care in the United States.

People all over the country have different ideas about what should be done to make sure everyone has access to good health care. Some people think that everyone should have health care and that it should be paid for by the government. Others think that everyone should just pay for their own health care, or for health care insurance. Some people are happy with the way things are and don't want anything to change at all.

This is called "public opinion" because it's the way that the general public, or everyone in the country, feels about something. It's like how everyone in your class might feel a certain way about a particular game.

Health care reform is when the government tries to make changes to how health care works in the country. It's like if your teacher walked in and said, "Hey, let's change the rules of the game we're playing." Health care reform can be complicated and there are a lot of different ideas about how it should be done.

Some people might be afraid that if health care is paid for by the government, everyone's taxes will go up and they'll have to pay more money than they do now. Other people might be worried that they won't be able to see their favorite doctors or get the treatments they need if the government is in charge of health care.

So, just like with your game, there are lots of different opinions about what should be done with health care in the United States. Some people want to change things, and others want things to stay the same. It can be hard to make everyone happy, but it's important to listen to everyone's opinions and try to find a solution that works for as many people as possible.