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Donkees

(31,079 posts)
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 11:01 AM Jun 2019

The Bernie Effect: Sanders sets the bar in Democratic health care debate

By Gregory Krieg, CNN
Fri June 28, 2019

Excerpt:

The Democratic Party's health care agenda is clear -- and the rhetoric sounds increasingly like Sen. Bernie Sanders' vision.

For a second straight night in Miami, the political prospects of "Medicare for All" dominated stretches of the debate as candidates sparred over its cost, the radical overhaul that would be required to make it a reality, and whether support for a single-payer system would scare off moderate voters the party is banking on to boost its fate in 2020.

But for all the sharp and sometimes shout-y exchanges, there was one thing that no one on the stage disputed: the end goal. Universal coverage in the United States is now the default position of the Democratic Party's top presidential hopefuls -- even for those whose actual plans may not achieve it.

The questions going forward are about ambition and, most pointedly, process. Some candidates prefer a path that preserves a place for private insurance. Others, like Sanders, would do away with them as soon as possible.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/politics/bernie-sanders-medicare-for-all-democratic-debate/index.html

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The Bernie Effect: Sanders sets the bar in Democratic health care debate (Original Post) Donkees Jun 2019 OP
From Radical Proposal To Orthodoxy In Under 4 Years - Not Bad! corbettkroehler Jun 2019 #1

corbettkroehler

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1. From Radical Proposal To Orthodoxy In Under 4 Years - Not Bad!
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 02:28 PM
Jun 2019

In 2016, we couldn't even get many people to concur with health care as a human right.

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