Would you favor or oppose the Medicare system paying for the costs of prescription drugs for all beneficiaries, even if this meant an increase in Medicare premiums?

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form B half sample

Favor	65%
Oppose	23%
Not sure	12%

Survey by NBC News, Wall Street Journal. Methodology: Conducted by Hart and Teeter Research Companies, March 4-March 7, 1999 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,012. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut.