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Choking on the Cost of 'Medicare for All'

Last month, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an outspoken socialist, beat 10-term Congressman Joe Crowley, the fourth-highest-ranking House Democrat, in the primary election for New York's 14th congressional ... read more

Oatway: Medicare for all remains a good plan

The fear-mongering argument against Medicare for All is that government will take control of our ... Offering individuals low-cost, high-deductible plans that provide meager coverage benefits is not a ... read more

Robert Reich: It’s Time for Medicare For All – OpEd

That’s toward Medicare for all. Some background: American spending on healthcare ... Partly because their governments negotiate lower rates with health providers. In France, the average cost of a magn... read more

Bernie Sanders: Trump’s economy is great for billionaires, not for working families

In terms of our young people, hundreds of thousands are unable to go to college because of the cost and ... today. All of this may sound like a “booming economy” to Donald Trump, but it sure doesn’t s... read more

Sanders' last 'Medicare for all' plan cost nearly $1.4 trillion

Related: How Democrats learned to stop worrying and love 'Medicare for all' How much would all this cost? Nearly $1.4 trillion a year. To pay for it, all Americans and employers would see a tax hike. ... read more

Why 'Medicare for all' is the best deal Trump can make

Insurance companies could then compete nationwide for the coinsurance (Medicare covers 80 percent of the bill ... nations of the world in having comprehensive healthcare for all its citizens. Frankly ... read more

'Medicare for all' could be cheaper than you think

While this wouldn’t be single-payer – in which the government covers all health care costs – and private insurers would continue to operate alongside Medicare, it would be a substantial improvement ov... read more

Four against (one): Democrats take on absent Scott in candidates’ forum

Turner called for support for such national goals as Medicare for all health insurance ... which would have allowed Vermonters to sue polluters to cover the cost of long-term medical monitoring for th... read more

Medicare should be opened to all

Insurance companies will continue to have large business opportunities insuring properties. Costs for Medicare for all can be covered by: • The vast savings achieved by removing insurance companies fr... read more

Sanders bill expands Medicare for all, lacks details on cost

But the Vermont independent's description of his measure omitted specifics about how much it would cost and final decisions about how ... Sanders calls his bill Medicare for All, and it would expand t... read more

Sanders bill expands Medicare for all, lacks details on cost

But the Vermont independent’s description of the legislation omitted specifics about how much it would cost and final decisions ... His bill would expand Medicare, the health insurance program for the ... read more

Progressive group targets California Dem for not embracing 'Medicare for all'

"Not just that, his campaign actively attacked Medicare For All with false right-wing talking points — showing he will not be a strong progressive ally." PCCC claims the ads, which cost $20,000, will ... read more