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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
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 theyre willing to go in support of single-payer health care.
Prefers something else
Others have proposed different plans to reach universal coverage, such as providing a public option.
Unclear/No response
Not all have been specific about how far theyre 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
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Where 2020 Democrats stand on Medicare-for-all (Original Post)
progressoid
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Indygram
(2,113 posts)1. Beto O'Rourke supports Medicare for America
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.
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.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)2. This is for expanding Medicare for all in its entirety.
He is the only one who has been clear about it.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)5. He was waffling yesterday on that 100% coverage with no coinsurance/deductibles.
He started talking about private insurance companies selling supplemental insurance.
Sorry I dont 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 hes 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.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
KPN
(15,587 posts)3. Thanks. Useful summary.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)4. Biden supports a public option.
He mentioned t specifically in his Pittsburgh speech.
https://www.newsweek.com/2020-candidate-joe-biden-backs-medicare-all-policy-you-all-should-have-choice-1409332
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden