Medicare for All might raise taxes but still save individuals money
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is not hiding the fact that everyone's taxes would go up under his "Medicare for All" plan, though the rich would be hit with several extra levies.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi characterized the more progressive wing of House Democrats led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, as "like, five people" that do not represent all progressives, including herself -- adding that freshmen Democrats "know that we have to hold the center."
Hours after unveiling his new Medicare for All proposal, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he would do what it takes -- even if it meant busting Senate norms -- to pass his signature health care policy.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to introduce his new "Medicare for All" bill Wednesday morning, a move that will again push health care policy to the front burner of the Democratic presidential primary.
Beto O'Rourke says he supports universal health care, but he wants to take a different path to get there than many of his more progressive rivals for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
The top Finnish envoy to the United Nations joined a chorus of people slamming Nikki Haley for saying the European nation's health care system is lacking compared to that of the United States.
House progressive Democratic leaders are set to unveil their own sweeping version of Medicare for all Wednesday, looking to put their stamp on a key legislative priority that's pushing the party to the left both in Congress and the 2020 presidential primary.
Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown warned Sunday that an effort to establish "Medicare for all" would be protracted and difficult, breaking from other prospective presidential candidates.
A look at the policy positions of the 2020 Democratic field suggests this group of candidates and potential contenders is further left than those running in previous cycles.