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progressoid

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Mon May 20, 2019, 11:43 AM May 2019

Where 2020 Democrats stand on Medicare-for-all

By Kevin Uhrmacher, Kevin Schaul, Paulina Firozi and Jeff Stein
Updated May 16, 2019


The major Democratic presidential contenders have been vocal about the need to expand health-care coverage for more Americans. But they are split on how, opening a key policy rift in the 2020 presidential campaign, particularly over the most ambitious of these plans: Medicare-for-all.

Some Democrats have called for the United States to achieve Medicare-for-all through a single-payer system, in which all Americans would be enrolled automatically on a government plan. Other candidates have said that they believe Medicare-for-all is a good long-term goal, while stopping short of calling for a single-payer system. Others still believe in more modest measures to expand health insurance, believing Medicare-for-all could trigger a political backlash.

The debate over these plans — as well as their objective, details and impact on the health-care industry — is expected to play a major role animating the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

much more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/policy-2020/medicare-for-all/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7bd1b8fafeba


Supports some version of it

Not all have been specific about how far they’re willing to go in support of single-payer health care.

Booker
Buttigieg
Castro
Gabbard
Gillibrand
Harris
Messam
Ryan
Sanders
Warren
Williamson
Yang


Prefers something else

Others have proposed different plans to reach universal coverage, such as providing a public option.

Bennet
Delaney
Hickenlooper
Inslee
Klobuchar
Moulton
O'Rourke
Swalwell


Unclear/No response

Biden




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Where 2020 Democrats stand on Medicare-for-all (Original Post) progressoid May 2019 OP
Beto O'Rourke supports Medicare for America Indygram May 2019 #1
This is for expanding Medicare for all in its entirety. Tiggeroshii May 2019 #2
He was waffling yesterday on that 100% coverage with no coinsurance/deductibles. Hoyt May 2019 #5
Thanks. Useful summary. KPN May 2019 #3
Biden supports a public option. ucrdem May 2019 #4
 

Indygram

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1. Beto O'Rourke supports Medicare for America
Mon May 20, 2019, 12:00 PM
May 2019
https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/delauro-schakowsky-introduce-medicare-america

Towards the bottom of the page at the link above you can view the PDF text of the plan as well as another PDF with the outline.
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Tiggeroshii

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2. This is for expanding Medicare for all in its entirety.
Mon May 20, 2019, 12:01 PM
May 2019

He is the only one who has been clear about it.

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Hoyt

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5. He was waffling yesterday on that 100% coverage with no coinsurance/deductibles.
Mon May 20, 2019, 12:22 PM
May 2019

He started talking about private insurance companies selling supplemental insurance.

Sorry I don’t remember the news program, but it was on one of the major Sunday shows.

It is good to see him getting a bit more realistic about what he’s promising people. I basically agree with the idea, just not what he seems to think it will cost us and how easy it will be to implement.

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KPN

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3. Thanks. Useful summary.
Mon May 20, 2019, 12:08 PM
May 2019
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