Opinion | Democrats have figured out where they’re going on health care

By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer March 19 at 12:32 PM Something quite remarkable is happening right now among Democrats on the issue of health care: After an intense period in which rhetoric, policy and politics were all seemingly in flux, the party is rapidly moving toward something like consensus on where it ought to go next on its most critical domestic priority.

In most of the variations that have been proposed, large numbers of Americans are automatically enrolled to make sure they’re covered. Employers can choose to stay with the insurance they have, or put their employees into the government plan. It’s paid for through a combination of taxes and premiums, with low-income people paying nothing and premiums rising with income.

Beto O’Rourke is already saying that the DeLauro-Schakowsky plan is what he wants. Pete Buttigieg says he supports Medicare-for-all either actually for all or “as a public option to buy in,” but either way with private insurance remaining involved as it is in the current Medicare program. Not every non-Sanders candidate is endorsing Medicare For Anyone. Elizabeth Warren’s position at the moment is essentially that we’ll get everyone together and work it out, so long as we find a way to cover everyone at lower cost. But I can confidently predict that in the coming days, candidates who have also been vague on the question are going to be drawn to this idea like iron filings to a magnet.

If he's apologetic for being white who the hell wants him as president? He can run in Liberia.

HouseDemocrats SenateDems DNC No, no no to private insurance. I understand retaining it as opt in w/ Medicare for All is a smaller hurdle and an easier sell, but that’s not not how we eliminate the waste and realize efficiencies. SinglePayer

Isn’t this the same group that brought us Obama care, Just eight years ago? Now, Obama care is badly broken we have to completely go to socialized medicine? No thank you!

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Democrats are fighting to save & provide Healthcare to Americans.Trump & Republicans are seeking to rip healthcare away from Americans. America you voted Republicans out of the House over healthcare in the midterms. Repeat in 2020 in the Senate & the President to save Healthcare.

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